次要

It's a question of secondary importance.

这是个次要的问题.

The boss demoted her to a less responsible position.

上司把她降到较次要的职位.

Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.

北行车辆将不得不绕次要道路行驶。

Big snowflakes lashed at my face. My shoes stuck in the mud.

大片的飞雪飘打在我的脸上, 我的皮鞋不时陷在泥泞的土路中,风几次要把我摔倒在污泥里.

Many alcoholics go on drinking sprees that continue for days at a time.

许多酒鬼一次要狂饮好几天.

Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's armory in the future.

核武器将来在北约的军械中会起较次要的作用。

people of lesser importance

次要人物

The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected.

次要情节之间的联系有点牵强。

I want us to be a bit more sensible this time and tighten up.

我要求我们这次要更加理智、更加严格要求自己。

All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.

比起我们需要稳定的利润来说,其他需要考虑的事都是次要的.

That is just a secondary consideration .

那只不过是次要的因素。

He was both willing and able to subordinate all else to this aim.

为了这个目标他愿意并能够把其他一切都放在次要的位置。

Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.

见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。

All other considerations are secondary to his safety.

现在首先要考虑的是他的安全,其他事均是次要的.

But hunger and wretchedness rise superior to fears in the long run.

可是从长远的角度来说害怕是次要的,主要的问题是饥饿和疲乏.