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单词 subordinate
释义
subordinate
adjective
uk
/səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/səˈbɔːr.dən.ət/
having aloweror lessimportantposition:
从属的，下级的；次要的
a subordinaterole配角
subordinatestatus从属地位
The individual'sneedsare subordinatetothose of thegroup.个人需求从属于集体需求。
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  • lapsed
  • opposite number
  • rank
  • reach
  • spokesman
  • superboard
  • superordinate
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  • warranted
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Of little or less importance
subordinate
noun[C]
uk
/səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/səˈbɔːr.dən.ət/

subordinatenoun[C](PERSON)

apersonwho has a lessimportantpositionthan you in anorganization:
下属，下级
Helefttheroutinechecksto one of his subordinates.他把例行检查交给了一个下属负责。
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Organizations - position & status
  • ambassador
  • anti-elite
  • anti-elitist
  • apparatchik
  • back seat
  • counterpart
  • fish
  • grassroots
  • high-ranking
  • honorary
  • junior
  • lapsed
  • opposite number
  • rank
  • reach
  • spokesman
  • superboard
  • superordinate
  • thane
  • warranted
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Of little or less importance

subordinatenoun[C](WORD)

languagespecialized
a word whosemeaningisincludedin themeaningof another word:
下义词
"Dog" is a subordinate of thecategory"pet".“狗”是“宠物”的下义词。
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superordinate
subordinate
verb[T]
uk
/səˈbɔː.dɪ.neɪt/us
/səˈbɔːr.dən.eɪt/
to put someone or something into a lessimportantposition:
使从属于，使处于次要地位
Herpersonallifehas been subordinatedtohercareer.她将个人生活置于事业之下。
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  • glass cliff
  • hand off
  • promote
  • promotion
  • rank
  • reinstall
  • reinstallation
  • relegate
  • secondment
  • vault
  • wilderness
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(Definition ofsubordinatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

subordinate| American Dictionary

subordinate
adjective
us
/səˈbɔr·dən·ət/
having aloweror lessimportantposition:
I’mhappyin a subordinaterole.

subordinate

noun[C]us
/səˈbɔr·dən·ət/
You need toassignthisjobto a subordinate.
subordinate
verb[T]
us
/səˈbɔr·dənˌeɪt/
totreatsomeone or something as lessimportantthan somethingelse:
Japan has atraditionof subordinatingindividualdesirestogroupgoals.

subordination

noun[U]us/səˌbɔr·dənˈeɪ·ʃən/
Shestudiespatternsofdominationand subordination among orangutans.
(Definition ofsubordinatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

subordinate| Business English

subordinate
adjective
uk
/səˈbɔːdənət/us
WORKPLACE
having lesspoweror alowerpositionthan someoneelsein acompanyor anorganization:
subordinate to sbTheconditionofmotherhoodoften makes women subordinate to men in theworkplace.
a subordinate employee/position/roleBeforereachingthelevelofheadchef, there was the hardworkand subordinatepositionsinkitchens.
Women are in theminorityin theofficeand are ofsubordinatestatusto most oftheirmalecolleagues.
lessimportantthan somethingelse:
Primarylegislationcan beamended; subordinatelegislationcannot.
subordinate to sthTheinstitutewill make theacquireddebtsubordinate to any newbanklending.
[before noun]FINANCE
→subordinated
subordinate
noun[C]
uk
/səˈbɔːdənət/us
WORKPLACE
apersonwho has a lessimportantpositionthan you in acompanyor anorganization:
Seniormanagershad toconvincetheircolleaguesand subordinates of thevalueof thisapproach.
subordinate
verb[T]
uk
/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/us
to put someone or something into a lessimportantposition:
Managementfounditself subordinated to themarkets.
(Definition ofsubordinatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubordinate

subordinate
Certainly, subordinating local definitions to the dictum of the science of race required negotiation, and in some cases even training.
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He points out that his example (5.26) - given here in (1) - ' with how understood as modifying treat their subordinates, is completely impossible ' (147).
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Although these subordinating conjunction markers have lost their criterion of identity in semantics, they still retain noun-like properties in syntax.
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Rather, legal authorities attempt to guide conduct by affecting the intentional agency of their subordinates.
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In the hands and minds of some, chemistry was subordinated to the dictates and needs of medicine.
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In the following examples, it may appear that these subordinating conjunctions can be modified by a demonstrative determiner.
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Authentic texts also displayed a tendency toward having a higher incidence of adjectives and subordinating conjunctions and prepositions, but these findings only approached significance.
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They also allow the dominant state to offer more valuable benefits to subordinates, such as security guarantees, military aid, and so on.
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The evident physical presence of music became subordinated to the higher reality of transcendental perfection.
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As an act of will, choice is intellectually motivated, and some motives are subordinated to others.
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There were a succession of such men-leaders of pay demands, subordinates with their own methods.
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His words and deeds defined the bad citizen inversely : one who succumbed to self-interested ambition and subordinated the public good to the personal.
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If superiors do not treat their subordinates with respect and dignity, why should people treat those below themselves any differently?
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The subordinating conjunction in this case is a member of the set subordinator.
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However, case-by-case consideration acknowledges that academic freedom may, under unusual or extreme circumstances, be justifiably subordinated to other fundamental values.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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