| 单词 | subordinate |
| 释义 | subordinate Word forms: subordinates, subordinating , subordinated pronunciation note: The noun and adjective are pronounced (səbɔːʳdɪnət ). The verb is pronounced (səbɔːʳdɪneɪt ). 1. countable noun [oft poss NOUN] If someone is your subordinate, they have a less important position than you in the organization that you both work for. Haig tended not to seek guidance from subordinates. Nearly all her subordinates adored her. Synonyms: inferior, junior, assistant, aide 2. adjective Someone who is subordinate to you has a less important position than you and has to obey you. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example. Some people still regard women as subordinate to men. [+ to] Synonyms: inferior, lesser, lower, junior 3. adjective Something that is subordinate to something else is less important than the other thing. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images. [+ to] Synonyms: subsidiary, supplementary, auxiliary, ancillary 4. verb If you subordinate something to another thing, you regard it or treat it as less important than the other thing. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim. [VERB noun + to] subordination (səbɔːʳdɪneɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the social subordination of women. [+ of] They want to end the country's subordination to foreign economic interests. Synonyms: inferiority, servitude, subjection, inferior or secondary status Translations: Chinese: 下级, 下属的 Japanese: 部下, 部下の |
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