Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense subordinates, present participle subordinating, past tense, past participle subordinated
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/。
1N-COUNT [oft poss NOUN]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. 下级;下属;部属
Haig tended not to seek guidance from subordinates.
4VERB 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. 把…置于次要地位;看轻 [Also + to]
He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim. [VERB noun + to]