（团体或组织的）成员
the members of a group or organization
party ranks Party ranks have swelled by nearly 300,000. 党员人数已经增加了将近30万人。
the ranks The party leadership seems to be losing support in the ranks. 该党的领导层好像在失去广大党员的支持。
join the ranks of Marty has joined the ranks of the (= become) unemployed. 马蒂也成了失业大军中的一员。
The proposals have provoked consternation among the ranks, with some members threatening to leave.
Rising unemployment seems likely to swell the ranks of the uninsured.
See also: rank noun (POSITION)