rank and file

1. 普通成员

There was a great deal of rank and file supporting for the strike.

基层非常支持这次罢工。

break ranks

1. 溃散

There was no tolerance for anyone who broke ranks.

对溃逃者决不宽容。

close ranks

1. 紧密团结

If they're criticized, they tend to close ranks.

要是遭遇批评, 他们便会团结一致对外。

of the first rank

1. 第一流的

He was a writer of the first rank.

他是个一流作家。

pull rank

1. 滥用职权

She usually gets her way without needing to pull rank.

通常她不需要滥用职权便能如愿。

rise from the ranks

1. 出身行伍

He was a general who had risen from the ranks.

他是个行伍出身的将军。