foot soldier
英 [ˈfʊt səʊldʒə(r)]
美 [ˈfʊt soʊldʒər]
n. 步兵; (组织中工作乏味而不担责任，但又不可或缺的)群众员工
牛津词典
noun
- 步兵
a soldier who fights on foot, not on a horse or in a vehicle - （组织中工作乏味而不担责任，但又不可或缺的）群众员工
a person in an organization who does work that is important but boring, and who has no power or responsibility
柯林斯词典
- (机构中工作内容单调但又不可或缺的)无名小卒，基层职工
Thefoot soldiersof a particular organization are people who seem unimportant and who do not have a high position but who do a large amount of very important and often very boring work.
英英释义
noun
- fights on foot with small arms
- an assistant subject to the authority or control of another