subordinate

英[sə'bɔːdɪnət] 美[sə'bɔːrdɪnət]
  • adj. 下级的;次要的
  • n. 属下;附属物
  • vt. 使服从;把 ... 放在次要
subordinative subordinately subordinateness subordinated subordinated subordinating subordinates
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星级词汇:
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 下级的,次级的,副职的,级别或职位较低的
    2. 次要的,退居次要地位
    3. 从属的,附属的,隶属的
    4. 服从的,屈从的,顺从的
    5. 初级的
    6. 次的
    7. 【文、语】从属的
    n. (名词)
    1. 部属,部下,下级职员,属下,下级,下属
    2. 从句
    3. 附属,附属物,附属品
    v. (动词)
    1. 使服从于...
    2. 使居次要地位
    3. 使隶属,使从属(于),从属于,隶属于,归附于
    4. 使在次级,使被放在...下,把...列在下级,把...置于次要地位,使居下位,置于...之下
    5. 轻视
    6. 控制
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 使居次要地位 put in a position of less importance

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

  2. a word that is more specific than a given word

Adjective:
  1. lower in rank or importance

  2. subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;

    "a subordinate kingdom"

  3. (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

    "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

Verb:
  1. rank or order as less important or consider of less value;

    "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"

  2. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;

    "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
在许多社会中,妇女都从属于男人。

来自《权威词典》

4. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
这句中有一个主句和一个从句.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.
比起我们需要稳定的利润来说,其他需要考虑的事都是次要的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is a subordinate officer.
      他是位下级军官。
    2. She works in the subordinate hospital of our universtiy.
      她在我们学校的附属医院工作。
    3. All the other issues are subordinate to this one.
      所有问题都要以这个问题为主。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He was always friendly to his subordinates.
      他对下级一向和蔼可亲。
    2. Please delegatea task to a subordinate.
      请把任务委托给下属。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. He subordinated his wishes to the general good of the group.
      他使自己的愿望服从于集体的利益。
    2. WE should subordinate our personal interests to those of the collective.
      我们应该让个人利益服从集体利益。
    3. In her book, she subordinates this issue to more general problems.
      在她的书中,她把这个问题处理的不如一般问题重要。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. You must subordinate your private interests.
      你必须将个人利益放在次要地位。
v. (动词)
  1. subordinate用作名词是“部下,下级”的意思,转化为动词作“使居于从属地位”解,可表示在权势、权威等方面低于他人〔物〕; 也可表示在整个系统中与其他成员或部分相比处于不重要的职位与地位; 还可表示失去了独立性而降到较低或从属的位置。本词可用于正常地“处于〔降到〕从属地位”; 也可用于“不情愿地”; 还可用于“自愿地”。
  2. subordinate用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。subordinate常与介词to连用,作“使…服从于”解。
用作动词 (v.)
subordinate to (v.+prep.)
    (将…)置于比…次要的地位; (使…)服从于 make (sth) less important than (sth else)
    subordinate sth to sth

    They had to subordinate their own needs to the needs of the group.

    他们不得不使自己的需要服从集体的需要。

    We should subordinate our own interests to the public good.

    我们应该使个人利益服从集体利益。

    To keep his job, he willingly subordinated his own interests to the objectives of the company.

    为了保住工作,他自愿使自己的利益服从公司的目标。

    He subordinated his own wishes to those of others.

    他随别人的意。

    She constantly subordinated her own wishes to the children's welfare.

    她常常使自己的愿望服从子女的幸福。

    A polite host subordinates his wishes to those of his guests.

    有礼貌的主人遵从客人的意愿。

    All other considerations had to be subordinated to the needs of the family.

    一切其他的考虑都得服从家里的需要。

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词 ~+副词 ~+介词