demote

英 [ˌdiːˈməʊt]

美 [ˌdiːˈmoʊt]

v.  使降级，使降职，使降低地位(常作为惩罚)

过去分词：demoted　过去式：demoted　现在分词：demoting　第三人称单数：demotes　

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牛津词典

verb

• 使降级，使降职，使降低地位（常作为惩罚）
  to move sb to a lower position or rank, often as a punishment

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使降级;使降职;使降低地位
  If someonedemotesyou, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
  1. It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave...
     要将一个在别人休产假期间顶替上来的人再降职是非常困难的。
  2. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
     如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
• VERB 使(球队等)降级
  If a team in a sports leagueis demoted, that team has to compete in the next competition in a lower division, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
  1. The club was demoted at the end of last season.
     上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。

英英释义

verb

• assign to a lower position
  1. She was demoted because she always speaks up
  2. He was broken down to Sergeant
  Synonym:bumprelegatebreakkick downstairs

双语例句

• It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave
  要将一个在别人休产假期间顶替上来的人再降职是非常困难的。
• Then, take a deep breath and, since this is someone who could probably fire or demote you if he wanted to, move on to Step Five: Thank him for giving you another chance.
  然后，做一下深呼吸，因为你面对的是一位只要他愿意，就可以你解雇或降职的上司，所以要继续第五个步骤：感谢您又给了我一次机会。
• But for a long time, Scholar& Beauty Romance has demote and treat coldly by academia all the time, the novel poesy of the gifted scholar and beautiful woman has got extremely inequitable appraisal too.
  但长期以来，才子佳人小说一直受到学术界的贬斥冷落，才子佳人小说诗词也得到了极不公正的评价。
• Trust propagation based anti-spamming algorithms are robust to spammers 'attack and they can demote the spam universally.
  基于信任传播的反作弊算法对作弊者的攻击具有较高的鲁棒性，能广泛的抵抗作弊行为。
• If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
  如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
• An employer who has lost confidence in the ability of an employee may demote him.
  雇佣人对被雇佣人之能力失去信心时得予以降职。
• It also provides a Darwinian effect for feature prioritization where users self-promote or demote suggested features.
  它对功能的优先级还有达尔文效应，用户可以自行提高或降低功能的优先级。
• Philosophy as the self-consciousness of human being in a theoretic form, is always holding it as its pursuing goal and theoretic undertaking to promote greatness and demote paltriness.
  哲学作为理论形态的人类自我意识，它一向是以阐扬崇高和贬抑渺小作为自已的追求目标和理论使命。
• Participation in the Plan does not impair or limit the Company's right to transfer, promote, or demote, or terminate the employment of any Participant at any time.
  参与本计划不会削弱或限制公司随时调动、提升参与者或使之降职，或终止与任何参与者的雇佣关系的权利。
• The club was demoted at the end of last season.
  上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。