r-rhoea {NAmE seb-or-rhea) /,seba'ria; NAmE -'ri:a/ noun [U] a medical condition of the skin in which an unusually large amount of sebum is produced by the SEBACEOUS GLANDS j£ B ^!m ft ► seborrhoeic {NAmE seb-orrheic) /.seba'rink/ adj. sebum /'siibam/ noun [U] an oil-like substance produced by the sebaceous glands

Sec. {US also Secy.) abbr. secretary §IH£; AE sec /sek/ noun a sec [sing.] {informal) a very short time; a second it M; Hfhh Stay there. I’ll be back in a sec. ir 8'J M 4 ± 0 5|t o 0 Hang on (= wait) a sec. fg

-To

sec. abbr. second(s) fp

SECAM /'siikaem/ noun [U] a television broadcasting system that is used in France and eastern Europe *

secam mmux (

) — compare NTSC, PAL

secateurs /,sek0't3:z; NAmE -'toirz/ noun [pi.] {BrE) a garden tool like a pair of strong scissors, used for cutting plant stems and small branches ; {$&W:

a pair of secateurs — —picture o scissors

se-cede /si'siid/ verb [V] ~ (from sth) {formal) (of a state, country, etc. jt| , . S M. ^f) to officially leave an

organization of states, countries, etc. and become independent il tB , Aft & (£1 $R 4 : The Republic of

Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.

1903

secession /sTseXn/ noun [u, C] - (from sth) the fact of an area or group becoming independent from the country or larger group that it belongs to ( i&Kl&HIS

) iim, to

secessionist /si'sejamst/ adj. [only before noun] supporting or connected with secession

► secessionist noun: a military campaign against the secessionists

■

se clude /sTklu:d/ verb [VN] ~ yourself/sb (from sb/sth)

(formal) to keep yourself/sb away from contact with other people ( {£ ) 5 - ( tit ) l»Jg,

se cluded /si'kluidid/ adj. 1 (of a place J&/f) quiet and private; not used or disturbed by other people # W; a secluded garden/beach/

spot, etc. M H fe g], W'M. ftk A 2 without much

contact with other people [it jg tft fifcM Hm

solitary: to lead a secluded life M Blights se clu sion /sTklu:3n/ noun [u] the state of being private or of having little contact with other people if #; fit ®; % 1# PH : the seclusion and peace of the island

second¹ On /'sekand/ det., ordinal number, adv., noun, verb — see also second²

■ det., ordinal number 1 happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd % — ( (Hj ) : This is the second time it’s happened. £ X§ fg H & T. „ 0 Italy scored a second goal just after

half-time. <>

the second of June/June 2nd A i! - H 0 He was the second to arrive. 0 We have one child

and are expecting our second in July, ^cfl] — ,

2 next in order of importance, size, quality, etc. to one other person or thing (

'14, MU, Osaka is Japan’s

second-largest city. & 0 # 6# % - A M rfT ₀ o Birmingham, the UK’s second city 0J] $&, ^H|!tfjfg'.A TfJ 0 The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity.

W, 0 As a dancer,

he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is). 3 [only before noun]

another; in addition to one that you already own or use R (ft: They have a second home in Tuscany.

madv. 1 after one other person or thing in order or importance l^fgUfA She came second in

the marathon. « 0 One of

the smaller parties came a close second (= nearly won). M7*o 01 agreed to speak second. |1] l£|g Z1 ^ A W» o He is a writer first and a

scientist second, fife f 5fc Ml ft M, E Ja t M # M. 9 1 came second (to) last (= the one before the last one) in the race. #j#|g—„ 2 used to introduce

the second of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing ( ff] =f p\\ *£ ■) |g .:.,

HT1 secondly : She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.

mnoun 1 [C] {symb ") {abbr. sec.) a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute. # ( RtfTaJig ) : She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds, fflfe {fS 100 A R W 11 # ^ M o 9 For several seconds he did not reply. — & Jl %P#, fife UW 0 ^ „ 9 The light flashes every 5 seconds, if ft % 5 # |aJ — ^ ₀ o The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second. /KStl

1.5 Ao 2 [C] (also informal sec) a very short time It M; mm HT1 moment: I’ll be with you in a second.

IfcA'f^SPJLo 0 They had finished in/within seconds, jfk fl ^ T % 7 „ —see also split

second 3 [C] {symb ") a unit for measuring angles. There are 60 seconds in one minute. # ( ) :

1° 6' 10' {= one degree, six minutes and ten seconds) *1 t 6 4 10 # 4 seconds [pi.] (informal) a second amount of the same food that you have just eaten M—: Seconds, anybody? W #3^“ tif 4 ?

5 [C, usually pi.] an item that is sold at a lower price than

usual because it is not perfect A ^ ^^ t§p

6 (also ,second 'gear) [U] one of four or five positions

of the gears in a vehicle ( When it’S icy,

move off in second. ft 7 [C] a

level of university degree at British universities. An upper second is a good degree and a lower second is average. upper

second lower second A—0T, — jfe )

— compare first n. {4), third n.{2) 8 [C] a person whose role is to help and support sb else, for example in a boxing match or in a formal duel in the past ( tfc

M see just adv., wait v.

■ verb [VN] to state officially at a meeting that you support another person’s idea, suggestion, etc. so that it can be discussed and/or voted on At#, ^± M. Any proposal must be seconded by

two other members of the committee. £ In

o {informal) ‘Thank God that’s finished.’ ‘I’ll second that! (= I agree)’ “if AtUffe, T^To ” ’ —compare propose(4)

se cond² /si'kDnd; NAmE -'ka:nd/ verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) {especially BrE) to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time life 0# ill] M; Each year two teachers are seconded to

industry for six months. U M 'M 3\ ik pP H X

# A M o — see also second¹ ► se cond ment (BrE) noun [U, C]: They met while she was on secondment from the Foreign Office. WAjfrtfe IRN-iAiR^₀

second ary Ow /'sekandri; NAmE-deri/ adj.

1 ~ (to sth) less important than sth else ixi ; JAM W; Mlij&iJ: That is just a secondary consideration. g|i l^®to 0 Experience is what matters—age is of secondary importance. & —A-

o o Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming. W,

ft I'J ik o 2 happening as a result of sth else |b] gc ? I ft W; a secondary infection i&k&B

%k 9 a secondary effect feO tl £n ^ 0 a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours) 3 [only before noun] connected with teaching children of 11-18 years 4¹ ^ W ^ (ft: secondary teachers 4 ^ it ijip o the secondary curriculum 4 ^ if © — compare elementary(I), primary adj. {3), tertiary ► sec ondarily /'sekandrali; NAmE .sekan'derali/ adv. : Their clothing is primarily functional and only secondarily decorative.