rank and file

英 [ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl]

美 [ˌræŋk ən ˈfaɪl]

n. 普通士兵; 普通成员

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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

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。
When the leaders are divided, the rank and file are confused.
领导意见分歧，群众无所适从。
The leadership and the rank and file are of one mind ( or work in unison).
上下一条心。
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。
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。
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；
What will the rank and file think of the proposal?
人民群众怎么看待这一提案？
But what of the rank and file of them?
但是他们中的大多数人又怎么样呢？
The trade union leader has been elected from members of the rank and file.
工会领袖是从普通会员中选出来的。
When access finally was granted to me, and others in the rank and file here, you could hear the gasps from cubicles when we all saw what we had been missing.
我和这里的其他普通员工最终得到了允许，当我们大家看到自己究竟错过些什么消息时，格子间里传出了阵阵惊讶的声音。