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the rank and file
作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
The rank and file voted overwhelmingly for the new contract.
普通成员以压倒性多数投票支持新合同。
普通成员；士兵
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普通成员；士兵
the ordinary members of an organization or group, as opposed to its leaders; ordinary soldiers, as opposed to officers
The rank and file voted overwhelmingly for the new contract.
普通成员以压倒性多数投票支持新合同。
军事组织中的士兵,通常排列成行列
Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
组织、社区等中不担任领导职务的成员
The members of an organization, community, etc. who are not in leadership positions.
The union's rank and file have rejected the proposed pay cut.
工会的普通会员拒绝了拟议的减薪方案。
The new equipment should make life easier for the rank and file on the front line.
新装备应该会让前线的普通士兵生活更轻松。
The reform was designed to benefit the rank and file rather than the leadership.
这项改革旨在惠及普通成员，而非领导层。
作主语时，谓语动词用复数。
The rank and file voted overwhelmingly for the new contract.
普通成员以压倒性多数投票支持新合同。
The rank and file of the union are dissatisfied with the leadership.
工会的普通会员对领导层不满。
There is growing resentment among the rank and file.
普通士兵中不满情绪日益增长。
Not this
Rank and file voted for strike.
Use this
The rank and file voted for strike.
错误：缺少冠词“the”。'rank and file' 是一个集合名词短语，指特定组织的普通成员，通常需要定冠词。使用'rank and file'时，应加上'the'以表示特指。修正后表达正确。
Not this
He is a rank and file.
Use this
He is a member of the rank and file.
错误：将'rank and file'误用作可数名词个体。'rank and file'是集合名词，指整个群体，不能直接用于指单个成员。应使用'member of the rank and file'来表示个体。
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通常与the连用，视为单数或复数
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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