When an officer with a higher rank is subordinated to an officer with a lower rank in terms of post, the officer holding a higher post shall be the superior.

当军衔高的军官在职务上隶属于军衔低的军官时，职务高的为上级。

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The modest man is companion of a yet lower rank, whose only power of giving pleasure is not to interrupt it.

生性谦虚的人则只能与更低一级的平庸之辈为伍，他们唯一予人快乐的本领在于永不打断别人。

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The team is making more progress on stories that have a lower rank than on stories that have a higher rank.

团队在级别较低的情景上取得的进度大于在级别较高的情景上取得的进度。

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They found that both real lower-class participants and those temporarily induced to rank themselves as lower class felt that a greater share of a person's salary should be used to support charity.

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Store-brand cards are considered riskier because those bills often rank lower in the payment hierarchy of customers in financial distress.

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When a copy sells, the book jumps to a high rank, and then gets knocked down one unit every time any lower-ranked book sells.

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