phrase to become one of a particular large group of people: 加入行列 When I leave school at the end of this month, I'll probably have to join the ranks of the unemployed.我本月底毕业后很可能不得不加入失业大军。 He is about to join the ranks of sportspeople turned designers. In winning the award, he joined the ranks of writers such as Asimov and Williamson. She joined the growing ranks of parents choosing to homeschool their children. He has joined the ranks of doctors concerned that the drugs are being prescribed too freely. See also