次之的英文：
take second place

参考例句：

• a bimonthly meeting
  二月一次之集会
• The next two cabinets contain records of those in the second and third grade.
  下边二厨则又次之
• The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself
  民为贵,社稷次之,君为轻

take是什么意思：
v. 拿，取；带；获得；采取；承担；吃；耗费；乘，搭；以为；理解；走；抓住

• a catch; a take; a taking
  捕获量
• take a nap; take a snooze
  小睡一下;睡午觉
• take service with
  在￥帮佣

second是什么意思：
adj. 第二的；第二次的；次要的
adv. 以第二位
n. 秒；第二名
v. 支持，赞同

• the second in command
  副司令员
• grounded to the second baseman.
  打到二垒手位置的滚地球
• Down Second Avenue
  沿着第二条林荫大道走去

place是什么意思：
n. 住所；座位；场所；地方；名次；社会地位；位；职位
v. 放置；投资；任命；名列前茅

• To place on or as if on a blacklist.
  把…列入或似把…列入黑名单
• A place for everything, and everything in its place.
  物物齐备，井井有条。
• The soupspoon is placed on the right - hand side of the place setting .
  汤匙放在餐位餐具的右手边。