cog in the machine
機(jī)器中的一只齒輪
口語·形容在組織中無足輕重的人
英文釋義
an unimportant or insignificant person in a larger system or organization
例句
He felt like just a cog in the machine at the massive corporation, easily replaced.
典故來源
源自工業(yè)革命時(shí)期,將大型組織比作機(jī)器,個(gè)人如同齒輪,強(qiáng)調(diào)微不足道且可替代。