subordinate sth to sth
常用结构，表示把某事物置于次要地位。
She subordinated her own wishes to the needs of her family.
她把自己的愿望置于家人的需要之下。
使…从属；使…居于次要地位；把…看得不重要
使服从或次要；将某人视为价值或重要性较低；视为次要或价值较低；使居下位；使服从
To make subservient or secondary; to treat or rank as less important.
使服从或次要
To make subservient or secondary.
将某人视为价值或重要性较低
To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
视为次要或价值较低
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
一般现在时
She often subordinates her own interests to those of the team.
她常常把自己的利益置于团队利益之下。
一般过去时
He subordinated his personal goals to the company's mission last year.
去年他把个人目标置于公司使命之下。
现在完成时
They have subordinated individual needs to collective success for years.
多年来他们一直把个人需求置于集体成功之下。
规则动词
The manager subordinated her own interests to the needs of the team.
这位经理把自己的利益置于团队需求之下。
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词过去式，表示“把……看得不如……重要”。
AI contextual example
In his report, he subordinated the financial risks to the potential benefits.
在他的报告中，他把财务风险置于潜在收益之下。
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词过去式，表示“将……置于次要地位”。
AI contextual example
She refused to subordinate her personal values to the company's demands.
她拒绝将个人价值观置于公司的要求之下。
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词不定式，表示“使……从属于……”。
AI contextual example
常用结构，表示把某事物置于次要地位。
She subordinated her own wishes to the needs of her family.
她把自己的愿望置于家人的需要之下。
被动语态常用于描述人或群体处于从属地位。
In some companies, workers are subordinated to managers in every decision.
在一些公司里，工人在每个决定中都从属于管理者。
反身用法，强调主动使自己从属于某人或某事物。
He subordinated himself to the goals of the team.
他让自己服从团队的目标。
grammar · medium
易错句子She subordinated her career for her family.
正确表达She subordinated her career to her family.
subordinate 作动词表示「把……置于次要地位」时，固定搭配是 subordinate A to B，用 to 引出被让位、被优先的那一方。汉语说「为了家庭」时学生很容易套用 for，但 for 只表示目的，无法表达「A 相对于 B 处于次要地位」这层比较关系，所以必须用 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new employee subordinated to his manager.
正确表达The new employee subordinated himself to his manager.
subordinate 是及物动词，后面必须带宾语，说明「把谁置于次要地位」，不能像 submit 那样单独跟 to 使用。要表达「让自己服从某人」时，宾语用反身代词：subordinate oneself to sb/sth；也可以改用被动式（如 He was subordinated to his manager）。
grammar · medium
易错句子Her personal goals were subordinated by the company's interests.
正确表达Her personal goals were subordinated to the company's interests.
在被动结构 be subordinated to sth 中，to 引出「被让位于」的那一方，而 by 只用于引出动作的执行者。学生受汉语被动句影响，习惯在被动式里补一个 by，结果把「公司利益」误当成施动者，句子的逻辑关系就错了。
强调用武力或强权使对方彻底屈服，宾语多为人、民族或国家；subordinate 只是把某事物置于从属或次要的位置，本身不含征服和暴力的意味。
指把某人的职位或等级实际调低，宾语通常是人，多用于职场、军队、比赛等有明确层级的场合；subordinate 指使处于从属或次要地位，也可用于抽象事物，且不一定涉及正式等级变动。
侧重用言语贬损，使人或成就显得渺小，宾语多为人、努力或成绩；subordinate 是把某事物放在次要位置，可能只是排序取舍，并不一定带有贬损口气。
把…置于…之下；使…从属于…
He was willing to subordinate his own interests to the needs of the team.
他愿意把自己的利益置于团队的需要之下。
使自己服从于…；甘心居于…之下
She refused to subordinate herself to the committee's decisions.
她拒绝让自己服从委员会的决定。
把个人需求放在…之后
Parents often subordinate their personal needs to their children's welfare.
父母常常把个人需求放在孩子的幸福之后。
使个人目标服从集体目标
In a team sport, players must subordinate individual goals to group goals.
在团队运动中，运动员必须让个人目标服从集体目标。
被置于…之下；服从于
Economic policy was subordinated to political expediency.
submarine 潜艇；subway 地铁；submerge 浸没
order 顺序；ordinal 序数；coordinate 协调
activate 激活；create 创造；evaluate 评估
与 subordinate 同属层级概念，subordinate 表示使人处于较低层级。
涉及顺序或地位，subordinate 表示把事物排在次要位置。
与 subordinate 的“次要、从属”含义相关，涉及相对位置或重要性。
subordinate 作动词时有“使服从”之意，与服从行为相关。
主从关系中的上位者，subordinate 常与 authority 相对出现。
Choose the next layer that will help you use subordinate with more confidence.
Includes Synonyms & Antonyms
Expand your vocabulary with synonyms and antonyms.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.
经济政策被置于政治权宜之下。