| 单词 | a cog in a or the machine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa cog in a or the (..) machine d. figurative. One who holds a necessary but usually insignificant position in a large organization or group. Frequently a cog in a or the (..) machine, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > types of cipher?1507 cog1934 spear-carrier1960 token1968 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary > necessary but insignificant part cog1934 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1951 S. Spender World within World iv. 201 Franz was incapable of becoming a cog in a political machine, and he remained profoundly human. 1969 J. Argenti Managem. Techniques 144 The larger the company the greater is the feeling amongst the junior employees that they are merely small cogs in a giant wheel. 1976 E. Fromm To have or to Be? 2 We have all become cogs in the bureaucratic machine. < as lemmas |
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