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 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。
• What will the rank and file think of the proposal?
  人民群众怎么看待这一提案？
• 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。
• The leadership and the rank and file are of one mind ( or work in unison).
  上下一条心。
• Therefore, we must once again bring home to the cadres and the rank and file the idea that because ours is a poor, big country, we must work hard with a pioneering spirit.
  因此，必须再一次向干部和群众进行教育，我们是个穷国、大国，一定要艰苦创业。
• There was widespread support for him among the rank and file
  那些普通职员们都普遍支持他。
• 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。
• 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。
• The rank and file does not like the decision.
  工会普通会员不喜欢这个决定。
• 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。