second
get a second 得第二名
He got a second in the race. 他在赛跑中得第二名。
settle for second best 退一步求其次
The department store did not have exactly what I wanted, so I had to settle for the second best. 百货公司没有完全合乎我需要的东西，所以我只好退而求其次。
on second thoughts 经过重新考虑
On second thoughts, maybe I won't apply for the job after all. 转念一想，也许我根本不会申请这份工作。
without a second thought 毫不犹豫
He dismissed the rumor without a second thought. 他毫不犹豫地不屑理会那些谣言。 [在这一习用语中须有a，thought 也须是单数]
Two
two bites of / at the cherry 两次尝试；两次机会
One is not given two bites at the cherry in the world of business. 在商界中机不可失，时不再来。
two hearts 有二心，不真诚
Take care. That woman is a person of two hearts. 当心，那女人表里不一。
in / by twos and threes 三三两两地
The audience went out of the lecture hall in twos and threes. 听众三三两两地走出讲座大厅。
____________, I tore them up and threw them away.
A. Without a second thought
B. Without a second thoughts
C. Without second thought
D. Without second thoughts
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