1.last but one

倒数第二


the one before the last one

I came last but one in swim.我在游泳比赛中获得底数第二。


那么，倒数第三：last but two


2. second to last倒数第二


She finished second to last.

她得了倒数第二。

I’m the second to last.我是倒数第二。


那么这种表达的倒数第三：third to last

I’m the third to last person in line.我排在队伍里的倒数第三个位置。

3. next to last倒数第二

My horse came next to last in the race.

我的那匹马在比赛中得了倒数第二名。


最后，再分享一个知识点：

second to none第一；首屈一指

She is second to none among all the graduates.

在毕业生中她是顶呱呱的一个。

Try some of this tobacco. You'll say it's second to none.

请尝一尝这种烟叶，你一定会说它是首屈一指的。

Our scientific research is second to none.

我们的科学研究是顶尖的。

In the output of grain, China is second to none.

在粮食产量上，中国首屈一指。

Her dribbling skills look second to none.

她的带球技巧无人能及。