N-SING （团体、公司等的）普通成员，普通职员 The rank and file are the ordinary members of an organization or the ordinary workers in a company, as opposed to its leaders or managers. （团体、公司等的）普通成员，普通职员 [journalism]
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There was widespread support for him among the rank and file.
那些普通职员们都普遍支持他。
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Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice.
有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。
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It seems that the rank and file of the party hadn't been consulted.
似乎没有征求广大普通党员的意见。