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 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。
• 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；
• The rank and file does not like the decision.
  工会普通会员不喜欢这个决定。
• 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。
• When the leaders are divided, the rank and file are confused.
  领导意见分歧，群众无所适从。
• 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。
• 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。
• But what of the rank and file of them?
  但是他们中的大多数人又怎么样呢？
• What will the rank and file think of the proposal?
  人民群众怎么看待这一提案？