second-degree

英 [ˌsekənd dɪˈɡriː]

美 [ˌsekənd dɪˈɡriː]

adj.  第二等级的(谋杀、人身侵犯或入室盗窃等罪); 二度的(烧伤)

牛津词典

adj.

• 第二等级的（谋杀、人身侵犯或入室盗窃等罪）
  murder, etc. that is less serious than first-degree crimes
• 二度的（烧伤）
  burns of the second most serious of three kinds, causing blisters but no permanent marks

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (犯罪)二等的，情节较轻的
  In the United States,second-degreeis used to describe crimes that are considered to be less serious than first-degree crimes.
  1. The judge reduced the charge to second-degree murder.
     法官把罪名降为二级谋杀罪。
• ADJ (烧伤)二度的，中度的
  Asecond-degreeburn is more severe than a first-degree burn but less severe than a third-degree burn.
  1. James Bell suffered second-degree burns in an explosion.
     詹姆斯·贝尔在一次爆炸中被二度烧伤。

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