second string

英 美
  • n.第二个靠得住的人(第二个办法)
  • second adj.第二的;次等的;再一个的num.第二n.片刻;秒adv.第二;其次v.支持;赞成;附和;调派
  • string n.线;弦;一串;字串vt.串起;收紧;悬挂;系;扎;抽去筋;使紧张;使兴奋vi.连成一串
Noun:
  1. a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game

    1. He had a second string to his bow, so when he lost his job as a toolmaker he became a gardener.
      他做了两手准备,当地作为机床维修工的工作失业后,便当上了园丁。
    2. I'll just job down that telephone number. We have a baby-sister that can usually come but it does no harm to have a second string.
      我要记下那个电话号码。我们请的照看宝宝临时工一般会来,不过有第二个供选择的人是不会有害处的。
    3. A young man who learns two trades has a second string to his bow, so he is unlikely to be out if work for long.
      一个年轻人学会两种行业就有了两手准备,他就不大会长期失业。