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underling of sb/sth
He is just an underling of the marketing director.
他不过是市场总监的一个下属。
部下；下属；手下
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部下；下属；手下
a subordinate or assistant subject to another's authority
He is just an underling of the marketing director.
他不过是市场总监的一个下属。
下属；下级
A subordinate, or person of lesser rank or authority.
受他人权威或控制的助手
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
卑微的人；可怜虫
A low, wretched person.
The manager never listened to the ideas of his underlings.
经理从不听取下属的意见。
She was tired of being treated like an underling by her supervisor.
她厌倦了被主管当作下属对待。
A good leader should support their underlings rather than boss them around.
好的领导者应该支持下属，而不是对他们颐指气使。
He is just an underling of the marketing director.
他不过是市场总监的一个下属。
She resents being treated as an underling.
她厌恶被当作下属对待。
这是一个固定搭配，意为'对下属颐指气使'。
The manager likes to order his underlings around.
经理喜欢对他的下属发号施令。
Not this
He underlings his boss.
Use this
He is an underling of his boss.
“underling”是名词，不能用作动词。应改为系表结构或使用介词短语。
Not this
She is very underling.
Use this
She acts like an underling.
“underling”是名词，不能用作形容词。应使用动词短语“act like”来保持名词词性。
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often derogatory; use 'subordinate' in formal contexts
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