second-best

基本解釋

From an economic point of view such minimal new rules for governing the euro would be second-best.
從經(jīng)濟(jì)角度來(lái)看，這種管理歐元的小型新規(guī)則是第二最優(yōu)選擇。
A second-best solution is the right to ride (gently) through parks and on pavements without being fined.
第二個(gè)解決方案就是自行車手可以緩慢地騎過(guò)公園和人行道，而不用擔(dān)心會(huì)被罰款。
This allocation is frequently reassessed, so if the second-best firm starts doing better, it picks up some work from the leading firm.
這種分派經(jīng)常再評(píng)估，因此只要表現(xiàn)排第二的公司開(kāi)始做得更好，就會(huì)從領(lǐng)頭公司那拿走一些工作。

Pittsburgh had finished the regular season with the second best record in the AFC at 12-4 while the Cardinals squeaked into the post-season from the NFC at 9-7.
Well, the second that you choose Beta then someone's going it's in someone's best interest- to take advantage of it.
第二個(gè)錯(cuò)誤如果你選了β,那么別人就會(huì)從中攫取到好處
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I call the second argument "The argument from recycling"-- not the best label I suppose, but I've never been able to come up with a better one.
我把第二個(gè)觀點(diǎn)稱為"循環(huán)觀點(diǎn)",可能這不是最好的名稱,但是我沒(méi)有想到更好的
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However, they've gone 17-6 since then, and could finish with the East's second-best record.
NPR: Anthony Scores 31 As Knicks Top Cavs 101-91

Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than all the other things of that kind.
You can use second best to describe something that you have to accept even though you would have preferred something else.
Second best is also a noun.