take second place

基本解释

Bill Clinton received just 3% of the vote in Iowa in 1992 and “came back” to take second place in New Hampshire.
1992年，比尔克林顿只从爱荷华州得到3％的选票，回到新汉普郡却又一次只得3％得选票。
But Mr Darling’s urge to tackle the deficit with a budget of nothing but austerity measures make take second place to doling out a few election sweeteners to the country’s voters.
达林先生想要解决财政赤字问题，但苦于没有预算拨款，只能靠推行财政紧缩政策，这使得他无力在选举中给选民承诺好处。
Farmers along the Darling worry that irrigated agriculture will take second place in the plan to billabongs (oxbow lakes), wetlands and other environmental needs that have suffered for decades.
达令河沿岸农民担心政府在计划中会把死水洼地（U形湖）、湿地和其他环保需求放在首位（因为这些问题已困扰人们几十年了），而把农业灌溉放在次要地位。

Society seems obsessed with celebrity, fame and trivia while serious learning and difficult achievement take second place.
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But Dr Mahathir is evidently prepared to let Islamic solidarity take second place to a pragmatic desire for Malaysia to become a host for international sporting events.
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