underling

英 [ˈʌndəlɪŋ]

美 [ˈʌndərlɪŋ]

n.  走卒; 喽啰; 手下; 下属

复数：underlings　

GREIELTSTEM8

BNC.32936 / COCA.21288

牛津词典

noun

• 走卒；喽啰；手下；下属
  a person with a lower rank or status

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 跟班儿；手下；羽翼；喽啰；走卒
  You refer to someone as anunderlingwhen they are inferior in rank or status to someone else and take orders from them. You use this word to show that you do not respect someone.
  1. Every underling feared him.
     所有的手下都怕他。
  2. ...underlings who do the dirty work.
     行卑劣之事的走卒

英英释义

noun

• an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  Synonym:subordinatesubsidiaryfoot soldier

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