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 可数名词]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.
2
[ADJ 形容词]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.
3
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]次要的;其次的 Something that is
subordinate to something else is less important than the other thing.
4
[VERB 动词]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.