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

• The leadership and the rank and file are of one mind ( or work in unison).
  上下一条心。
• 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。
• The rank and file does not like the decision.
  工会普通会员不喜欢这个决定。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many women make up the rank and file of the front-line rebel units.
  很多妇女都是叛军前线部队的成员。
• The officer told the men to close up their ranks. Conscripts form the bulk of the army's rank and file.
  军官要士兵们把队伍靠拢些。这个部队的士兵大部分都是新应征入伍的战士。
• I have friends in high positions and friends in the rank and file. Some are rich and in power. Some are relatively poor and without power.
  我有地位高的朋友，也有地位低的朋友；有的有钱有权，有的较穷且无权无势。
• The strike was supported by the union rank and file; he rose from the ranks to become a colonel.
  士兵联盟支援了这次罢工；他从一名普通士兵升为团长。
• 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；