next-to-last

• 指序列中紧接在最后一项之前的那一个。常用义为倒数第二的、次末的。

Describes the item immediately preceding the final one in a sequence.

1. Immediately preceding the lastB1formal

   The one that comes just before the final item in a sequence.

   倒数第二

   • She finished in the next-to-last position in the race.
   • The next-to-last chapter of the book was the most exciting.
   • He was the next-to-last person to leave the party.

   同义词penultimate

2. Third or penultimate year of studyB2formalamerican

   Referring to the third year of a four-year high school or college program in the United States.

   倒数第二年

   • She is in her next-to-last year of high school.
   • The next-to-last year of college is often the most challenging.
   • He took advanced courses during his next-to-last year.

   同义词junior