put in a position of less importance
"a subordinate kingdom"
"a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
Lord Cardigan's..behaviour towards his subordinate officers was notorious.
出自: E. Longford
George had to content himself with a subordinate position.
出自: J. Rossner
Life cannot be defined: to define it would be to subordinate it to reason.
出自: J. P. Stern
他们不得不使自己的需要服从集体的需要。
We should subordinate our own interests to the public good.
我们应该使个人利益服从集体利益。
To keep his job, he willingly subordinated his own interests to the objectives of the company.
为了保住工作,他自愿使自己的利益服从公司的目标。
He subordinated his own wishes to those of others.
他随别人的意。
She constantly subordinated her own wishes to the children's welfare.
她常常使自己的愿望服从子女的幸福。
A polite host subordinates his wishes to those of his guests.
有礼貌的主人遵从客人的意愿。
All other considerations had to be subordinated to the needs of the family.
一切其他的考虑都得服从家里的需要。
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