1ADJ [usually ADJ n]居第二位的;次于最好的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. 居第二位的;次于最好的
He put on his second best suit.
他穿上了自己那套第二好的西装。
We polished and wore our second-best boots.
我们把自己次好的靴子擦亮后穿上了。
2ADJ 将就的;第二选择的 You can use second best to describe something that you have to accept even though you would have preferred something else. 将就的;第二选择的
...a messy, second-best solution.
一个复杂混乱的二流解决方案
He refused to settle for anything that was second best.