| 单词 | second-tier |
| 释义 | second-tier adjective[before noun] ukusused todescribeaproduct,organization, etc. that is not among thebiggest, mostsuccessful, or mostimportantofitstype: Savingslevelsin second-tierregionalbanksareshowingsteadygrowththisquarter. second-tierperfumebrands Compare first tier top-tier Examplesofsecond-tiersecond-tier Could asecond-tierpower take the lead in tackling this second-rank issue? From theCambridge English Corpus Second, the collapse of elite rule should not signal the demise ofsecond-tierelite lineages. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the number of retired persons in receipt of privatesecond-tierpensions grew rapidly as schemes matured. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus,second-tierpensions will become increasingly important for maintaining an adequate income in old age. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, only four out of ten elderly women had a privatesecond-tierpension, averaging £51 a week. From theCambridge English Corpus Note that the procedure for adjusting the target level of first-tier benefits has the same effect as both indexation and valorization forsecond-tierpensions. From theCambridge English Corpus The recent stakeholder pensions are one instance of trying to move from a state to a privatesecond-tierpension. From theCambridge English Corpus However, no such protection is available forsecond-tierpensions, and significant differences in potential future entitlement were found according to current role occupancy. From theCambridge English Corpus Promotion of schemes is likely to be expensive and the government has not yet decided whether to make suchsecond-tierpension contributions compulsory or not. From theCambridge English Corpus Within the ordinary banking sector, banks were further divided according to size and scope of activity into city or large commercial banks, regional banks andsecond-tierregional banks. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, exogenous-defensive frames have displayed relatively little victimisation of welfare dependants as being fraud-prone or lazy - althoughsecond-tiersocial assistance recipients have, as elsewhere, fared worse. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only had fewer women contributed towardssecond-tierpensions, but on average they had contributed for a shorter period (13 years compared to 21 years for men). From theCambridge English Corpus There can be no doubt that whensecond-tierauthorities are appointed in this way they bear comparison with an arranged marriage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very likely that thesecond-tierauthority will aways have as the core the population centre in that area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesecond-tierauthorities must, by definition be smaller than the first-tier authorities, but there is no intrinsic merit in bigness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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