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second
/sɛkənd/
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- seconds
1 · noun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
秒钟；秒
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The system will log out automatically in ten seconds.
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系统会在十秒钟后自动退出登录。
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