subordinate
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/səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
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/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
having lower rank or authority than someone else
In this company, junior employees are subordinate to their managers.
在這家公司,初級員工從屬於他們的經理。
less important than something else
Personal preferences should be subordinate to team goals.
個人偏好應該服從於團隊目標。
a person with lower rank or authority
Good leaders listen to their subordinate's ideas.
優秀的領導者會聽取下屬的想法。
to treat as less important than something else
We should not subordinate safety to speed in our work.
我們不應該在工作中將安全置於速度之下。