subordinates

英 [səˈbɔːdɪneɪts]

美 [səˈbɔːrdɪneɪts]

n.  下级; 部属
v.  把…置于次要地位; 使从属于
subordinate的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The noun and adjective are pronounced /'səbɔdɪnət/. The verb is pronounced /'səbɔdɪneɪt/. 名词和形容词读作 /'səbɔdɪnət/。动词读作 /'səbɔdɪneɪt/。


• N-COUNT 下级;下属;部属
  If someone is yoursubordinate, they have a less important position than you in the organization that you both work for.
  1. Haig tended not to seek guidance from subordinates...
     黑格不愿向下属请教。
  2. Nearly all her subordinates adored her.
     几乎所有的下属都崇拜她。
• ADJ 隶属的;从属的;下级的
  Someone who issubordinate toyou has a less important position than you and has to obey you.
  1. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example...
     他的60个下级官员都以他为榜样。
  2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
     过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。
• ADJ-GRADED 次要的;其次的
  Something that issubordinate tosomething else is less important than the other thing.
  1. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
     这是一种形象胜于语言的艺术。
• VERB 把…置于次要地位;看轻
  If yousubordinatesomethingtoanother thing, you regard it or treat it as less important than the other thing.
  1. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.
     为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。

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