[ sʌb'sə:viənt ] 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.
Example Sentences:
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He hated being subservient to this dean . 处于比院长低一截的地位,实在让他厌恶。
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The majority of men must be subservient to the machine . 大多数人不能不从属于机器。
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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。
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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。
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"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。
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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。
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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。
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I think i had a very subservient attitude toward him 我觉得我对他有对长者一样的