subordinate
US: /səˈbɔɹdəˌneɪt/, /səˈbɔɹdənət/
English Vietnamese dictionary
subordinate /sə'bɔ:dnit/
- tính từ
- phụ, phụ thuộc, lệ thuộc
- to play a subordinate part: đóng vai phụ
- subordinate clause: mệnh đề phụ
- ở dưới quyền, cấp dưới
- phụ, phụ thuộc, lệ thuộc
- danh từ
- người cấp dưới, người dưới quyền
- người cấp dưới, người dưới quyền
- ngoại động từ
- làm cho lệ thuộc vào
- đặt xuống bậc dưới; hạ tầm quan trọng
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb
+ adjective
1 ~ (to sb) having less power or authority than sb else in a group or an organization: In many societies women are subordinate to men. + a subordinate minister / officer
2 ~ (to sth) less important than sth else: All other issues are subordinate to this one.
+ noun
a person who has a position with less authority and power than sb else in an organization: the relationship between subordinates and superiors + He always confers with his subordinates before making decisions.
+ verb
sth else: Safety considerations were subordinated to commercial interests.
subordination noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 Often, subordinate to. minor; inferior (to), lower (than), lesser (than), secondary (to), second (to), junior (to), subsidiary (to); next to, below, beneath, under:
He had to accept a subordinate position in the new company. His new job is subordinate to that of purchasing director.
n.
2 assistant, aide, junior, subaltern, staff member; underling, hireling, inferior, lackey, servant, slave, vassal; Colloq US staffer:
She is a subordinate to the editor-in-chief.
v.
3 make (something) secondary:
Too many subordinate community interest to personal greed.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | become
ADV.
completely, wholly | essentially
He had an essentially subordinate role.
| directly
She was directly subordinate to the president (= reported directly to the president).
| formally
The monarch is formally subordinate to Parliament.
PREP.
to
ADV.
firmly | completely, totally, wholly | largely
PREP.
to
The needs of the individual are completely subordinated to those of the state.
Concise English dictionary
subordinates|subordinated|subordinatingsə'bɔːdnɪt
noun
+an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
+a word that is more specific than a given word
verb
+rank or order as less important or consider of less value
+make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
adj.
+lower in rank or importance
+subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
+(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
+inferior in rank or status
