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subordinate

adjective
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
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  1. subordinate (to somebody) having less power or authority than somebody else in a group or an organization隶属的；从属的；下级的
    • In some societies women are still subordinate to men.在某些社会中，妇女仍然服从于男人。
    • She was directly subordinate to the president.她直接听命于总裁。
    • The monarch is formally subordinate to Parliament.君主正式向议会负责。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • wholly
    • essentially
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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  2. subordinate (to something) less important than something else次要的 synonym secondary
    • All other issues are subordinate to this one.所有其他问题都没有这一问题重要。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • wholly
    • essentially
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.

subordinate

noun
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
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  1. a person who has a position with less authority and power than somebody else in an organization下级；部属 synonym inferior
    • the relationship between subordinates and superiors上下级关系
    • He always confers with his subordinates before making decisions.在做出决定之前，他总是与下属相处。
    Topics People in societyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.

subordinate

verb
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt/
[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they subordinate
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt/
he / she / it subordinates
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪts/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪts/
past simple subordinated
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/
past participle subordinated
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪd/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form subordinating
🔊/səˈbɔːdɪneɪtɪŋ/
🔊/səˈbɔːrdɪneɪtɪŋ/
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  1. to treat somebody/something as less important than somebody/something else把…置于次要地位；使从属于
    • be subordinated (to somebody/something) Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.商业利益置于安全考虑之上。🔊🔊
    • The needs of the individual are completely subordinated to those of the state.个人的需要完全被置于国家需要之下。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • firmly
    • completely
    • totally
    • …
    preposition
    • to
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.