a second wife

基本解釋

Probably a widower enjoys a second wife as much as a widow enjoys her husband's life insurance .
很可能，鰥夫之訢賞其第二任妻子，差不多等於寡婦之訢賞其前夫的人壽保險(xiǎn)。
"You may not have heard of a second appendix," he replied, "but surely you've heard of a second wife.
你也許沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)第二次患闌尾炎的，但你縂聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)有人會(huì)有第二個(gè)妻子吧？
After an expensive divorce and marriage to a second wife with no ability to budget, Ames found himself maxed out.
恩慈經(jīng)歷了一次昂貴的離婚和一個(gè)缺少持家能力的第二任妻子，他便感到累得精疲力盡。

Now I have a wife. So it's gonna be easier for me to see the second one."
Peter was the first child of his father's second wife and thus a potential threat to the ambition of the relatives of the first wife.
彼得是他父親與其第二任妻子的長(zhǎng)子,因此對(duì)第一任妻子的親慼們而言,彼得是他們的一個(gè)潛在威脇
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選
His second wife was a Latvian peasant maid.
他的第二任妻子是一位拉脫維亞辳民出身的女傭
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 歐洲文明課程節(jié)選

Mr Turk rescued her from a life of potential dishonour by taking her under his wing as a second wife.
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