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subservient是什么意思

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subservient 是什么意思

音标:[ sʌb'sə:viənt ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
充当下手的,充当工具(的);从属的;有帮助的,有用的,有贡献的;卑躬屈节的。 be subservient to 追随,屈从。
-ence, -ency n.,-ly adv.
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; "slavish devotion to her job ruled her life"; "a slavish yes-man to the party bosses"- S.H.Adams; "she has become submissive and subservient"
同义词:slavish, submissive,

serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"
同义词:implemental, instrumental,

compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

例句与用法

1.He hated being subservient to this dean .
处于比院长低一截的地位,实在让他厌恶。

2.The majority of men must be subservient to the machine .
大多数人不能不从属于机器。

3.It was horrible to have to be affable and subservient .
不得不强作欢颜卖弄风骚,真是太可怕了。

4.They were shifty, cheerful, subservient men .
他们都属于这类人:随机应变,欢欢喜喜,善于奉承。

5.Here body and mind were subservient to the slow movement of the seasons .
在这里,一个人的身心都得听从季节的缓慢的运行。

6. "how are you feeling now, sir?" he asked, with the subservient smirk .
“现在,你觉得怎么样了,先生?”他含着谄媚的假笑问。

7.A subservient client would soon face an accumulation of ever-growing pressures .
奴颜婢膝的附庸则很快就会导致外来日益增加的种种压力。

8.The middle class is weak and ineffectual and tends to become dependent on and subservient to the ruling class .
中产阶级软弱无能,趋向依赖和屈服于统治阶级。

9.But animals of this age do not easily become subservient to man , and a very firm hand must be employed in the early stages .
但是这种年龄的动物不容易顺从于人,因此在初期必须雇用一个硬手。

10.I think i had a very subservient attitude toward him
我觉得我对他有对长者一样的

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