abbr.秒

The bank's president will step down in June, after 15 years at the helm.
银行行长将在6月离职，在此之前他已在该职位上任职15年。
She was appointed as the CEO of the company last sec., and has already made significant changes.
她在去年被任命为公司CEO，已经做出了重大改变。
The SEC fined the brokerage firm $10 million for failing to supervise its employees properly.
美国证券交易委员会因该经纪公司未能妥善监督其员工而对其处以1000万美元的罚款。
We need to finalize the budget by the end of this sec.
我们需要在这个月底前确定预算。
The company's stock price dropped sharply after the SEC announced an investigation into its accounting practices.
在美国证券交易委员会宣布对公司会计实务进行调查后，该公司股价大幅下跌。
He served as Secretary of State during the Clinton administration.
他在克林顿政府期间担任国务卿。
The sec. of defense is responsible for overseeing the armed forces.
国防部长负责监督武装部队。
The meeting will be held on the sec. floor of the building.
会议将在大楼的第二层举行。
The company's revenue increased by 5% in the sec. quarter of the year.
公司的收入在本年度的第二季度增长了5%。
The new law will take effect on Jan. 1 of next sec.
新法律将于下一年的1月1日生效。
注意：在第3和第5个例子中，“sec.”被理解为“Securities and Exchange Commission”（美国证券交易委员会）的缩写。在其他例子中，“sec.”被理解为“second”的缩写，但为了语境的连贯性，我将其解释为“section”或“secretary”。实际上，"sec."作为“second”的缩写通常只用于时间的表示，例如“10 sec.”表示“10 seconds”。