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

• When you demote a field, all other fields that belong to the group level get demoted as well.
  降级字段时，属于该分组级别的所有其他字段也将降级。
• For example, a trigger can send you e-mail whenever new content is posted or can demote a front-page story if the story is edited.
  例如，只要发布新内容，触发器就会向您发送电子邮件，或者如果事例被编辑，就会降级头版事例。
• Cannot demote this field, table, or query.
  无法对该字段、表或查询进行降级。
• To demote a field, select the field and then click Demote on the toolbar.
  若要降级字段，请选择字段，再单击工具栏上的降级。
• 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。
• From this point of view, we must try our best to utilize positive factor and modern combination governed by law among family's factor, not demote family composition and family's culture in the family firm simply.
  从这个角度看，我们得尽量积极利用家族因素中的积极因素和现代法治的结合点，而不是一味贬斥家族企业中的家族成分和家族文化。
• The club was demoted at the end of last season.
  上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。
• Demote: This allows the guild leader to demote members within the guild to lower ranks.
  降级：这个功能允许会长将会员降级到低级阶层。
• The President also has the statutory power to designate one of the commissioners of an independent agency to serve as chairman, and to "demote" the chairman back to the rank of commissioner without cause.
  总统还享有法定权力任命委员之一为独立机关的主席，并可无原因的将该主席降级为委员。
• 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。