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the ranksa. the people who belong to a particular organization or group〔组织或团体的〕成员:in / within … ranks•There were splits in the party ranks on this issue.在这个问题上党内成员意见不一。•The Democrats now face opposition from within their own ranks.民主党现在面临着党内成员的反对。[+ of ]•Most are recruited from the ranks of people who studied Latin and Greek at university.大多数人是从在大学里修读拉丁文和希腊语的人中招来的。•That summer I left school and joined the ranks of (=became one of) the unemployed.那年夏天，我从学校毕业，加入了失业者的行列。b. all the members of the army, navy etc who are not officers普通士兵:•He rose from the ranks to become a Field Marshal (=he became an officer after starting as an ordinary soldier) .他从普通士兵升到了陆军元帅。 |