secondhand

柯林斯詞典

secondhand /?s?k?nd?h?nd/ (also second-hand)

• 1. ADJ Secondhand things are not new and have been owned by someone else. 二手的

  They could afford a secondhand car, she thought. 他們能買得起一輛二手車，她想。

• 2. ADV Secondhand is also an adverb. 二手地[ADV after v]

  Household appliances were bought secondhand and are outdated. 家用電器曾是二手買的，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。

• 3. ADJ A secondhand shop sells secondhand goods. 經(jīng)營(yíng)二手貨的[ADJ n]

  ...lovingly restored old pieces bought from a secondhand shop. …從二手貨店買來(lái)的一些精心修復(fù)了的舊東西。

• 4. ADJ Secondhand stories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience. 間接的; 二手的 (故事、信息、觀點(diǎn)等)

  He urged the committee to discount any secondhand knowledge or hearsay. 他敦促該委員會(huì)不要相信任何二手的消息或傳聞。

• 5. ADV Secondhand is also an adverb. 間接地; 二手地[ADV after v]

  I only heard about it secondhand. 我只間接聽(tīng)說(shuō)了這件事。

• 6. at second hand→see second

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