subordinate

sә'bɒ:dnit
六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

英文释义

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
v. rank or order as less important or consider of less value
v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
a. lower in rank or importance

中文翻译

n. 属下, 附属物
a. 下级的, 次要的, 附属的
vt. 使居下位, 使服从

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记忆技巧

subordinate 可以拆分为 sub-（下）和 ordinate（顺序），意为在某个顺序或等级之下，表示次要或附属的关系。

例句

1. The manager asked his subordinate to prepare the report for the meeting.
经理让他的下属准备会议的报告。
2. In a team, everyone has a role, and some are subordinate to others.
在一个团队中，每个人都有自己的角色，有些人是其他人的下属。
3. She felt that her ideas were often overlooked because she was a subordinate.
她觉得自己的想法经常被忽视，因为她是一个下属。

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