柯林斯英汉双解大词典
underling /ˈʌndəlɪŋ/ TEM8
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N-COUNT You refer to someone as an underling when they are inferior in rank or status to someone else and take orders from them. You use this word to show that you do not respect someone. 走卒 [表不满]
例：...underlings who do the dirty work.
...干肮脏勾当的走卒们。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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I know one investment banking boss who penalises underlings for lobbying crassly.
我认识的一位投行老板就会惩罚那些过分游说的下级。
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They fear becoming less valued if their underlings get any recognition for exemplary work.
他们害怕下属的出色工作得到认可，自己就会贬值。
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He was fired from a job as a computer repairman for yelling at underlings for 15 minutes straight.
从事电脑修理工作时，他因为冲着下属吼了整整十五分钟而被解雇。
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In face of sagging approval ratings, Russia's president also disciplined underlings.
VOA: standard.2010.08.10
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What it meant was that in principle, your power was greater than any challenge that could come from those underlings, those craven reptiles in your imagination over whom you ruled.
这意味着在原则上,你的权利大到,不会受到属下的任何质疑,在你的眼里他们应该是低声下气的应声虫
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