second-class

adj.

1. 次要的；无足轻重的
   less important than other people
   1. Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens .
      不应把老年人当二等公民对待。
2. （质量、标准等）二流的，次等的
   of a lower standard or quality than the best
   1. a second-class education
      二流的教育
3. 二等的（车厢、船舱等）
   connected with the less expensive way of travelling on a train, ship, etc.
   1. second-class carriages/compartments/passengers
      二等车厢 / 隔间 / 车厢乘客
4. 第二类的（英国邮件等级，投递较第一类慢，邮资也较低）
   (in Britain) connected with letters, packages, etc. that you pay less to send and that are delivered less quickly
   1. second-class letters/stamps
      第二类信件；第二类邮件所贴的邮票
5. 第二类的（美国邮件等级，用于投递报刊）
   (in the US) connected with the system of sending newspapers and magazines by mail
6. 二级优等的（英国大学学位）
   used to describe a British university degree which is good but not of the highest class
   1. Applicants should have at least a second-class honours degree.
      申请者须有二级优等以上学位。

1. ADJ 二等的;无足轻重的;地位低下的
   If someone treats you as a second-class citizen, they treat you as if you are less valuable and less important than other people.
   1. Too many airlines treat our children as second-class citizens.
      太多的航空公司把我们的孩子当作二等公民对待。
2. ADJ 次等的;劣质的
   If you describe something as second-class, you mean that it is of poor quality.
   1. I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
      我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。
3. ADJ (车厢、舱位)二等的,普通的
   The second-class accommodation on a train or ship is the ordinary accommodation, which is cheaper and less comfortable than the first-class accommodation.
   1. He sat in the corner of a second-class carriage...
      他坐在一节二等车厢的角落里。
   2. Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
      7 名普通舱的旅客准备下船。
   3. ...a second-class ticket.
      二等车票
   4. Second class is also an adverb.
      
   5. I recently travelled second class from Pisa to Ventimiglia.
      我最近乘坐二等车厢从比萨到了文蒂米利亚。
   6. Second-class is second-class accommodation on a train or ship.
      二等车厢;二等舱
   7. In second class the fare is £85 one-way.
      二等车厢单程票价是 85 英镑。
4. ADJ (邮件)第二类的,(英国)廉价慢递的,(美国)投递报刊的
   In Britain, second-class postage is the slower and cheaper type of postage. In the United States, second-class postage is the type of postage that is used for sending newspapers and magazines.
   1. ...a second-class stamp.
      第二类邮件所贴的邮票
   2. ...second class letters.
      第二类信件
   3. Second class is also an adverb.
      
   4. They're going to send it second class.
      他们打算将它作为第二类邮件寄出。
5. ADJ (英国的大学学位)二级优等的
   In Britain, a second-class degree is a good university degree, but not as good as a first-class degree.
   1. A second-class honours degree is the minimum requirement.
      至少须获得二级优等荣誉学位。

1. Too many airlines treat our children as second-class citizens.
   太多的航空公司把我们的孩子当作二等公民对待。
2. I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
   我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。
3. He sat in the corner of a second-class carriage
   他坐在一节二等车厢的角落里。
4. Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
   7名普通舱的旅客准备下船。
5. A second-class honours degree is the minimum requirement.
   至少须获得二级优等荣誉学位。
6. People looking for jobs are treated as second-class citizens.
   人们将找工作的人视为二等公民。
7. Mounting inequalities have nurtured a sense of injustice; 200m migrant workers remain second-class citizens and corruption is worsening.
   愈演愈烈的不平等滋生了一种不公正感；两亿农民工仍然受到二等公民的待遇，腐败也有增无减。
8. But the "second-class citizen problem" I described five years ago has also come to pass.
   但是，五年前我提到的「二等公民问题」并未消散。
9. I got a second-class ticket on the train to New York.
   我弄到一张去纽约的二等火车票。
10. Two of my books respectively won the first-class reward and the second-class reward of national excellent books.
    我的两本书分别荣获全国优秀图书一等奖和二等奖。
11. I want to have a ticket for second-class cabin to melbourne.
    我要一张去墨尔本的二等舱船票。
12. The result is that the country's 200m migrant workers are treated as second-class citizens.
    其结果是，中国的2亿农民工被当作二等公民对待。
13. The immigrants grumbled that they were treated as second-class citizens.
    移民们抱怨说他们受到二等公民的待遇。
14. But I'm treated like a second-class citizen, says Anand, an ethnic Indian taxi driver.
    但我的待遇却像一个二等公民，印度裔出租车司机阿南德（Anand）称。
15. Unfortunately it was sent second-class, so it hasn't arrived yet.
    不幸的是，它是作为二类邮件邮寄的，所以至今还没有寄到。
16. Both first-class and second-class cabins have private baths.
    一等舱和二等舱里都有卫生间。
17. Today, I received a certificate of English competition, while second-class award, but I still feel excited.
    今天我拿到了英语竞赛的证书，虽然是二等奖，但我还是倍感兴奋。
18. More than one year experience in teaching children English in schools has also won two second-class scholarship.
    有一年以上的少儿英语教学经验，在学校也曾获得了两次的二等奖学金。
19. When their second-class citizens in foreign countries, it is better to remain in the country when first-class citizens!
    与其在国外当二等公民，不如留在国内当一等公民！
20. What is the difference between the first-class fare and the second-class fare?
    头等舱和经济舱有什么区别？
21. In sociological branch system, it always suffers all kinds of abasement as second-class citizen.
    在社会学科体系中，它总是作为二等公民受尽屈辱。
22. In addition, private-sector creditors will be well aware that they are second-class citizens.
    此外，私营部门债权人将清楚地认识到，他们是二等公民。
23. In recent years, women have been trying to liberate themselves from being regarded as second-class citizens.
    近几年来，妇女一直在为把自己从被认为是二等公民的想法下解放出来而努力。
24. It's unfair that, in may ways, unmarried mothers are regarded as second-class citizens.
    在很多方面，未婚母亲被认为是二等公民，这并不公平。
25. There can be no second-class citizens in a free society.
    在自由社会内不可能存在着二等公民。
26. If you show me second-class behaviour, I won't want to deal with you.
    如果你告诉我的第二级的行为，我不会想要对付你。
27. They were treated as second-class citizens.
    他们被当作二等公民对待。
28. We were second-class citizens looked down upon by the academy.
    我们是二等公民，在学术界被人瞧不起。
29. I myself don't feel second-class because I spend every third month in the emergency room of the hospital.
    我自己不觉得低人一等，我每隔两个月要有一个月时间在医院急诊室里度过。
30. I don't accept second-class behaviour from myself or from anyone else.
    我不接受第二级由本人或由任何其他人的行为。

adj

1. of inferior status or quality
   1. a second-class citizen
   2. second-class accommodations