rank and file

英 [ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl]

美 [ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl]

n.  普通士兵; 普通成员

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 普通士兵
  the ordinary soldiers who are not officers
• 普通成员
  the ordinary members of an organization
  1. the rank and file of the workforce
     普通劳动者
  2. rank-and-file members
     普通成员

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （团体、公司等的）普通成员，普通职员
  The rank and fileare the ordinary members of an organization or the ordinary workers in a company, as opposed to its leaders or managers.
  1. There was widespread support for him among the rank and file...
     那些普通职员们都普遍支持他。
  2. Substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice...
     有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。
  3. It seems that the rank and file of the party hadn't been consulted.
     似乎没有征求广大普通党员的意见。

英英释义

noun

• the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
  1. the strike was supported by the union rank and file
  2. he rose from the ranks to become a colonel
  Synonym:rank
• people who constitute the main body of any group

双语例句

• I have friends in high positions and friends in the rank and file.
  我有地位高的朋友，也有地位低的朋友；
• There must be a system of mass supervision so that the masses at large and the Party rank and file can supervise the cadres, especially the leading cadres.
  要有群众监督制度，让群众和党员监督干部，特别是领导干部。
• As one of the rank and file, I shall never be considered a big shot.
  我只是普通成员之一，不会被认为是大人物。
• There was no doubt they were going somewhere, but the rank and file could only guess where.
  无疑，他们快开拔了，但是开往哪里？当兵的只能猜想。
• What will the rank and file think of the proposal?
  人民群众怎么看待这一提案？
• When the leaders are divided, the rank and file are confused.
  领导意见分歧，群众无所适从。
• They formed the rank and file of the republican armies in England against the rule of the king.
  在反抗国王统治的战争中，正是他们，组成了这支共和军。
• They seem to be losing the support of the rank and file.
  他们好像正失去基层会员的支持。
• EXAMPLE: The factory's new owner was popular with the rank and file because he walked around meeting them and asking about problems they experienced with their jobs.
  工厂的新老板受到普通员工的喜爱，因为他走到各处会见他们，向他们询问工作中的问题。
• There are now considerable political differences between leadership and the rank and file.
  在领导层与普通百姓之间存在着相当大的政治分岐。