second, person and the word you’ is a second-person

pronoun.   you are , zjfjis) are

TO^-il] you      — compare first person,

THIRD PERSON

.second-'rate adj. not very good or impressive Z2 'M 61); j# 6lJ; If- it (ft HT71 mediocre : a second-rate player

.second 'sight noun [U] the ability that some people seem to have to know or see what will happen in the future or what is happening in a different place A MX

W; MAr AMI!

.second-'string adj. [only before noun] (especially NAmE) (usually of a player in a sports team js^PAjAM)

only used occasionally when sb/sth else is not available

#                  ft 61) : a second-string quarterback # ft 0 ft HI

► .second 'string noun -. Wilson was a second string for New Zealand in last week’s match. 4 ±      61) tfc H A,

.second 'wind noun [sing.] (informal) new energy that makes you able to continue with sth that had made you

tired mmmti; s]f6u*f#;

the .Second .World War (also .World .War Two)

noun [sing.] the second large international war, that was fought between 1939 and 1945    ( 1939

M 1945     )

se-crecy /'sirkrasi/ noun [u] the fact of making sure that nothing is known about sth; the state of being secret the need for absolute secrecy in this matter & & # 'If ± 16 ft U- ^ 69 W O Everyone involved was sworn to secrecy.       0 The

whole affair is still shrouded in secrecy. H A^44$UB$ft

Se cret 0-w /‘siikrat/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 ~ (from sb) known about by only a few people; kept hidden from others 61); |£^6lJ;

1$ : secret information/meetings/talks 3? fg S / £•

iXI&ifc 0 He tried to keep it secret from his family. & ® H M M o 0 Details of the proposals remain secret, ii $ 69 4ffl 4? ^ A # MAP 0 o a secret passage leading to the beach 11 ftMW 69Mat — see also top secret 2 [only before noun] used to describe actions and behaviour that you do not tell other people about (

AftftM, mm-. He’sa secret drinker, fife fii fir Hk ni§ M 0 0 her secret fears ittfe |Aj y|> Oa secret room 3 [not usually before noun] ~ (about sth) (of a person or their behaviour As&fr A) liking to have secrets that other people do not know about; showing this MU'; ## PTTC1 secretive: They were so secret about everything, fife FI ft i£ M if A #1$ IP

#                  fij3 A A 69 0 o Jessica caught a secret smile flitting

between the two of them, AlTJALfiMlfMIftiffeffil!— %0 ► se-cret-ly adv.: The police had secretly filmed the conversations. o She

was secretly pleased to see him. JOJiJfife, ftfeX'+’^Ho

■ noun 1 [C] something that is known about by only a few people and not told to others ; #1 : Can you

keep a secret? fifc is & ^ ^ ? 0 The location of the ship is a closely guarded secret. SPfltfl&69 A {fcli t?0 o Shall we let him in on (= tell him) the secret? ffc Cl H X lc        $5 MM in ilk? 0 He made no secret of his

ambition (= he didn’t try to hide it), fifelF'&^lltfr g fi 69 Wl M o 0 She was dismissed for revealing trade secrets. jttB'ItttJliSiiktflfl&tfcjSlJfio 0 official/State secrets 'g’A/  2 (usually the secret) [sing.] the

best or only way to achieve sth; the way a particular person achieves sth      Careful planning is the

secret of success, if if £lj H J$ vfj (ft ft 0 o She still looks so young. What’s her secret? Miflf F&IBIP M69&#lfti£Ji# ABE? 3 [C, usually pi.] a thing that is not yet fully understood or that is difficult to under­stand Hfcfe: the secrets of the universe ITiTOl in 'secret without other people knowing about it Bf'f: The meeting was held in secret.

SJF 69 <> — more at guilty adj., open adj.

.secret 'agent (also agent) noun a person who is used by a government to find out secret information about

other countries or governments #X AM; ##; lilUfc EEEJspy

sec-re taire /,sekr8‘tea(r); NAmE -ter/ noun a small desk

/JN 4? ^; 4 ^ a

sec re tarial /.sekra’tearial; NAmE -‘ter-/ adj. involving or connected with the work of a secretary I&4569; X iftXf£ 69: secretarial work AlfcXft sec re tariat /.sekra’teariat; -iaet; NAmE -‘ter-/ noun the department of a large international or political organ­ization which is responsible for running it, especially the office of a Secretary General ( AMH$fmm,

m&mm)   4§ia&

Secretary 0"w /'sekratri; NAmE -teri/ noun {pi. -ies) (abbr. Sec.)

1 a person who works in an office, working for another person, dealing with letters and telephone calls, typing, keeping records, arranging meetings with people, etc. ® X : a legal/medical secretary ft ft I E #   45 0

Please contact my secretary to make an appointment, if fR$69l£45?£^,  — see also private

secretary 2 an official of a club, society, etc. who deals with writing letters, keeping records, and making business arrangements          4fc|zEi#69 )         X

45: the membership secretary       3 Secretary =

Secretary of State(I) — see also Home Secretary, Permanent Undersecretary 4 {US) the head of a government department, chosen by the President fp ; A E : Secretary of the Treasury M2& nRrfc 5 (in Britain) an assistant of a government minister, an ambassador, etc. ( ^B69AB, Af£^#J ) fl&ai —see

also UNDERSECRETARY

‘secretary bird noun a thin African bird with long legs that eats snakes          )

.Secretary 'General noun the person who is in charge of the department that deals with the running of a large international or political organization ( A Millie

mm, m%mmtf^45ia: the

former Secretary General of NATO .Secretary of 'State noun 1 (also Sec-re-tary) (in

Britain) the head of an important government depart­ment (         ) AS: the Secretary of State for Education

Wi W A S 0 the Education Secretary if AE 0 the Foreign Secretary £F3£AS 2 (in the US) the head of the government department that deals with foreign affairs

(ns)m&m

se-crete /si'kriit/ verb [VN] 1 (of part of the body or a plant         ^mif) to produce a liquid substance jf

M: Insulin is secreted by the pancreas.

2 ~ sth (in sth) {formal) to hide sth, especially sth small Him, UK ( 'I'kuif ) : The drugs were secreted in the lining of his case. % paR        0

se cre tion /si'krirj'n/ noun {technical A i§) 1 [U] the process by which liquid substances are produced by parts of the body or plants jfM: the secretion of bile by the liver IF2 [C, usually pi.] a liquid substance produced by parts of the body or plants #|: bodily secretions

se-cret-ive /‘siikrativ/ adj. ~ (about sth) tending or liking to hide your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc. from other people (S3®, If li# ) A>hSIW; ffiA&iSlIB 61);     61): He’s very secretive about his work. Fife A

^B6lJXf|^^^Pi^0 ► se-cret-ive-ly adv. se-cret-ive- ness noun [U]

.secret po'lice noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] a police force that works secretly to make sure that citizens behave as their government wants U'$sWM .secret 'service noun [usually sing.] a government department that is responsible for protecting its government’s military and political secrets and for finding out the secrets of other governments ; ( S& iff

6u) #xm

sect /sekt/ noun (sometimes disapproving) a small group of people who belong to a particular religion but who have some beliefs or practices which separate them from the rest of the group |i]; sect ar ian /sek'4earian; NAmE -'ter-/ adj. [usually before noun] (often disapproving) connected with the differ­ences that exist between groups of people who have