College-educated women typically see single motherhood as a distant second-best to marriage.
受过大学教育的妇女通常把做单身母亲看作是婚姻之外的的一种无奈选择.
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When they have to choose between quality and price, quality usually comes off second-best.
他们在质量和价格作取舍时, 往往要牺牲质量.
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Liquidating collateral is clearly a second best source of repayment. Why?
抵押品显然并不是获得贷款偿还的最佳方法. 为什么?
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There is so much variety that you never have to make do with second best.
物品种繁多,从来不必用二等品来凑合.
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The challenger fought such a good match that the champion came off second best.
挑战者在比赛中打得非常出色,连冠军也被击败了.
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I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我真心想要的房子我买不起,所以只得退而求其次了。
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鹰眼在电影《复仇者联盟》中的表现最引人注目,尤其是在第二部里,他成功地抢占了大部分经典镜头。
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The two teams seemed evenly matched but Arsenal came off second best (= did not win) .
两支球队看似势均力敌,但阿森纳队最后还是输了。
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