[ qícì ] 1.(次第较后) next; secondly; then 短语和例子 其次要做的事是什么? what is the next thing to be done? 人民解放军走在前面, 其次是民兵。 first came the pla men, then the people's militia.2.(次要的地位) next in importance; secondary 短语和例子 主要是内容, 其次搀是形式。 content comes first, form second
退而求其次: have to take [put up with; be content with] the second best; be left with nothing better than the second choice; have no alternative [option] but to give up one's (first) preference; seek
Example Sentences:
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Next, there was the matter of her clothes . 其次，还有她的服装问题。
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Content comes first , form second . 主要是内容，其次才是形式。
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He was not so much angry as disappointed . 生气还是其次，他倒是失望得厉害。
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Then we had to lay off thousands of people . 其次，我们不得不解雇了数以千计的人。
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Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load . 其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。
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Next to skiing her favorite sport was ice-hockey . 她最喜爱的运动是滑雪，其次是冰球。
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First came the pla men , then the people 's militia . 人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
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Next, my pupilan adjustable gateway for light . 其次是我的瞳孔一个可调节的让光线通过的大门。
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Borrowing tapes from the library would be the next-best thing . 从资料库借磁带是退而求其次的办法。
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Next was tashtego, an unmixed indian from gay head . 其次就是塔斯蒂哥，他是一个该黑特的纯种印第安人。
