Once these underlings had served their turn, the king discarded them.一旦这些无名小卒没有用了，国王就会把他们一脚踢开。He takes all the credit, but most of the hard work is done by his underlings.他把功劳全都据为己有，但大部分苦活儿都是他手下的人干的。She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.她身边围满了噤若寒蝉的下属。