demote 详细解释

demote

[di'məut]

vt.降级, 降职

词形变化

名词: demotion | 动词过去式: demoted | 动词过去分词: demoted | 动词现在分词: demoting | 动词第三人称单数: demotes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.降级

degrade  reduce  lower  

同义参见:

abase  lower  debase  

反义:

vt.降级

promote  

英英释义

动词 demote:

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

同义词:bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

补充

demotedemote英:[diˈməut] 美:[dɪˈmot]vt.1.使降级, 使降职

例句

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. The club was demoted at the end of last season.这个俱乐部上一赛季末降级了。 3. As punishment,the corporal was demoted to private.作为惩罚,这下士被降为士兵。 4. The boss demoted the careless waiter to busboy.老板把那个粗心大意的餐厅侍者降为侍者助手。 5. the head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary.陆军司令被降职为副国防部长。 6. Teachers can choose to demote a student to a lower grade.老师可以选择让学生降级。 7. The army major was demoted to captain.这位陆军少校被降为上尉。