"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sergeant"
1.使降级;使降职;使降低地位
If someonedemotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
e.g. It's very difficult todemote 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。
e.g. 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。
2.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.
e.g. The club was demoted at the end of last season.
上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。
1. 使降级. 相应词:13. prop up 给......撑腰,支持 | 14.demote 使降级. 相应词 promote | 15. news neutralism 无倾向性新闻,新闻中立主义
2. 使降级:Demosthenes 德摩斯梯尼 |demote 使降级 | demotic 通俗的
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3. 降级,降职:erase 抹去,擦掉 |demote 降级,降职 | brutal 野蛮的