subordinate

adj.

1. 隶属的；从属的；下级的
   having less power or authority than sb else in a group or an organization
   1. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
      在许多社会中，妇女都从属于男人。
2. 次要的
   less important than sth else
   1. All other issues are subordinate to this one.
      所有其他问题都没有这一问题重要。

noun

1. 下级；部属
   a person who has a position with less authority and power than sb else in an organization
   1. the relationship between subordinates and superiors
      上下级关系

verb

1. 把…置于次要地位；使从属于
   to treat sb/sth as less important than sb/sth else
   1. Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.
      商业利益置于安全考虑之上。

The noun and adjective are pronounced /'səbɔdɪnət/. The verb is pronounced /'səbɔdɪneɪt/. 名词和形容词读作 /'səbɔdɪnət/。动词读作 /'səbɔdɪneɪt/。


1. N-COUNT 下级;下属;部属
   If someone is your subordinate, they have a less important position than you in the organization that you both work for.
   1. Haig tended not to seek guidance from subordinates...
      黑格不愿向下属请教。
   2. Nearly all her subordinates adored her.
      几乎所有的下属都崇拜她。
2. ADJ 隶属的;从属的;下级的
   Someone who is subordinate to you has a less important position than you and has to obey you.
   1. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example...
      他的60个下级官员都以他为榜样。
   2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
      过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。
3. ADJ-GRADED 次要的;其次的
   Something that is subordinate to something else is less important than the other thing.
   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。
4. VERB 把…置于次要地位;看轻
   If you subordinate something to another thing, you regard it or treat it as less important than the other thing.
   1. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.
      为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。

1. Haig tended not to seek guidance from subordinates
   黑格不愿向下属请教。
2. Nearly all her subordinates adored her.
   几乎所有的下属都崇拜她。
3. Sixty of his subordinate officers followed his example
   他的60个下级官员都以他为榜样。
4. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
   过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。
5. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
   这是一种形象胜于语言的艺术。
6. He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.
   为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。
7. The lower level is subordinate to the higher level.; The lower level subordinates itself to the higher level.
   下级服从上级。
8. In the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains.
   在陆军中，中尉是上尉的下级。
9. The minority is subordinate to the majority.
   少数服从多数。
10. Order the subordinate ( troops) to act immediately!
    命令所属（部队）立即行动！
11. Those in subordinate positions will follow the example set by their superiors.
    上行下效。
12. Neither is subordinate to the other.
    彼此不相统属。
13. The research institute is subordinate to that university.
    这个研究所从属于那所大学。
14. There are major and minor principles in everything, and the minor principles are all subordinate to the major.
    事情有大道理，有小道理，一切小道理都归大道理管着。
15. All the other issues were subordinate to this one.
    相对这个问题，其他问题都是次要的。
16. The CONNECT_BY_ROOT operator is used in this example to return the manager's employee number for the appropriate subordinate.
    在此示例中，使用了CONNECTBYROOT运算符来返回经理的相应下属的雇员编号。
17. ( grammar) serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause.
    （语法）用以连接从句和主句。
18. As his only subordinate, I argued that I should be appointed deputy chief economist.
    作为他唯一的下属，我提出，我应该被任命为副首席经济学家。
19. A sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause.
    至少包含一个主句和一个从句的句子。
20. An assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese.
    主教教区中主教的助手和下级。
21. In aggregated levels, members are based on aggregations of subordinate levels.
    在聚合级别中，各成员基于其从属级别的聚合。
22. He handed the case down to one of his subordinate officers.
    他把这起案件交给了他的一个下级官员。
23. One let the subordinate lose the basic trust feeling boss, only then was most dangerous.
    一个让下属失去了基本信任感的老板，才是最危险的。
24. 2 exceptions to the decisions or recommended decisions of subordinate employees or to tentative agency decisions;
    二对下属雇员的决定或建议性决定、或者对机关临时性决定的异议。
25. The main clause and subordinate clause of compound sentence must have subject and predicate, as same as the simple sentence.
    复合句的主句和从句也和简单句一样，必须有主语和谓语。
26. A distinct and often subordinate group within a group.
    一个群体中不同的经常是从属的小群体。
27. The paper describes the design of the security module and subordinate security modules in detail.
    本文对上述安全模块设计和安全性辅助设计做出了详细的说明。
28. Having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status.
    具有部分的权利和特权或者具有从属的地位。
29. The paper demonstrates the position, role and problem of geological prospecting subordinate enterprise.
    文章论证了地勘二级企业所处的地位、作用，指出了地勘二级企业存在的问题。
30. The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration will be subordinate to the Ministry of Industry and Informatization.
    国家烟草专卖局改由工业和信息化部管理。

noun

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

   Synonym:    hyponymsubordinate word

2. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

   Synonym:    subsidiaryunderlingfoot soldier

verb

1. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
   1. Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler

   Synonym:    subdue

2. rank or order as less important or consider of less value
   1. Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools

adj

1. (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
   1. a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence

   Synonym:    dependent

2. lower in rank or importance

   Synonym:    low-level

3. subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
   1. a subordinate kingdom