subordinate

英 [səˈbɔːdɪnət , səˈbɔːdɪneɪt]

美 [səˈbɔːrdɪnət , səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt]

adj.  隶属的; 从属的; 下级的; 次要的
n.  下级; 部属
v.  把…置于次要地位; 使从属于

复数：subordinates　过去分词：subordinated　过去式：subordinated　现在分词：subordinating　第三人称单数：subordinates　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8BEC

Collins.2 / BNC.6201 / COCA.9779

牛津词典

adj.

• 隶属的；从属的；下级的
  having less power or authority than sb else in a group or an organization
  1. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
     在许多社会中，妇女都从属于男人。
• 次要的
  less important than sth else
  1. All other issues are subordinate to this one.
     所有其他问题都没有这一问题重要。

noun

• 下级；部属
  a person who has a position with less authority and power than sb else in an organization
  1. the relationship between subordinates and superiors
     上下级关系

verb

• 把…置于次要地位；使从属于
  to treat sb/sth as less important than sb/sth else
  1. Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.
     商业利益置于安全考虑之上。

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。

英英释义

noun

• a word that is more specific than a given word
  Synonym:hyponymsubordinate word
• an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  Synonym:subsidiaryunderlingfoot soldier

verb

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
  1. Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
  Synonym:subdue
• rank or order as less important or consider of less value
  1. Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools

adj

• (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
  1. a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
  Synonym:dependent
• lower in rank or importance
  Synonym:low-level
• subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
  1. a subordinate kingdom

双语例句

• Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example
  他的60个下级官员都以他为榜样。
• He handed the case down to one of his subordinate officers.
  他把这起案件交给了他的一个下级官员。
• As his only subordinate, I argued that I should be appointed deputy chief economist.
  作为他唯一的下属，我提出，我应该被任命为副首席经济学家。
• The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration will be subordinate to the Ministry of Industry and Informatization.
  国家烟草专卖局改由工业和信息化部管理。
• In aggregated levels, members are based on aggregations of subordinate levels.
  在聚合级别中，各成员基于其从属级别的聚合。
• Order the subordinate ( troops) to act immediately!
  命令所属（部队）立即行动！
• 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。
• It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
  这是一种形象胜于语言的艺术。
• Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status.
  具有部分的权利和特权或者具有从属的地位。
• A distinct and often subordinate group within a group.
  一个群体中不同的经常是从属的小群体。