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单词 underling
释义
underlingun‧der‧ling /ˈʌndəlɪŋ $ -ər-/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINunderling
Origin:
1100-1200 under + -ling
Examples
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  • Beyond this opened a small glass-sided cubicle from which a senior clerk could watch for frivolity among the underlings.
  • For two decades Gao Yang would serve as one of his commune underlings.
  • He had been running a six-person division when Spindler asked him to cut out two underlings.
  • He wasn't prepared to waste valuable time on mere underlings like us.
  • Obedience depended on respect, and how would an underling respect you if he thought you were no different from him?
  • They could well be given to an officer's deputy or underling, assuring him of promotion when the time came.
  • Until the opening of the Marlborough galleries had tended to treat artists in a patronising way, as underlings.
an insulting word for someone who has a low rank – often used humorously
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