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
下属；下级；受他人权威或控制的助手；卑微的人；可怜虫；下手
a subordinate or assistant subject to another's authority
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。
用法提示：underlings 是名词 underling 的复数形式，指下级或下属。
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。
用法提示：underling 是名词，表示地位较低的下属。
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。
用法提示：underlings 为 underling 的复数，作宾语指下属。
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。
最通用，正式程度相当，泛指职位较低的人。
常含贬义，指盲目听从上级的人，比underling更轻蔑。
中性偏正面，强调协助作用，不一定有从属等级意味。
侧重于忠诚或支持，不强调职务等级。
常指帮派或犯罪组织中的手下，贬义较强，使用范围窄。
grammar · medium
易错句子He underlings his boss.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very underling.
正确表达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。
词性不同：underling是名词，意为下属；underline是动词或名词，意为强调或下划线。
词性不同：underling是名词，意为下属；underlying是形容词，意为根本的或潜在的。
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