second-stringer

常见例句

John made the second string on the football team.
约翰成了该足球队的后备队员。
He made the second string on the football team.
他只是足球队的候补队员。
He has a second string to his bow.
凡事皆有两手准备。
I'll just job down that telephone number. We have a baby-sister that can usually come but it does no harm to have a second string.
我要记下那个电话号码。我们请的照看宝宝临时工一般会来，不过有第二个供选择的人是不会有害处的。
A young man who learns two trades has a second string to his bow, so he is unlikely to be out if work for long.
一个年轻人学会两种行业就有了两手准备，他就不大会长期失业。
He had a second string to his bow, so when he lost his job as a toolmaker he became a gardener.
他做了两手准备，当地作为机床维修工的工作失业后，便当上了园丁。