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单词 subordinate
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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
    • In some societies women are still subordinate to men.
    • She was directly subordinate to the president.
    • The monarch is formally subordinate to Parliament.
    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 synonym secondary
    • All other issues are subordinate to this one.
    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 synonym inferior
    • the relationship between subordinates and superiors
    • He always confers with his subordinates before making decisions.
    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
    • be subordinated (to somebody/something) Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.
    • The needs of the individual are completely subordinated to those of the state.
    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’.
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