demote

汉语翻译

vt. 使降级, 使降职

词型变化：

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

英语解释：

动词 demote:

1. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   同义词：bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

例句：

1. He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.
   他由中士降到下士。

详细解释：

de.mote

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.mot.ed,de.mot.ing,de.motes
To reduce in grade, rank, or status.
降级：降低等级、级别或地位

来源：
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(pro)mote
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【引伸】
demo.tion
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>demote,break,bust,degrade,downgrade,reduceThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to lower in grade, rank, or status.:
这些动词共有的一个中心意义是.降低等级、级别或地位.：
例句：
was demoted from captain to lieutenant;
统领降为副手；

例句：
a noncommissioned officer broken to the ranks;
一个被降级衔但还未受任命的军官；

例句：
a detective who was busted to uniformed traffic patrol for insubordination;
因不服从命令而被降级到穿统一制服的交通巡逻队的侦探；

例句：
a supervisor degraded to an assistant;
被降为侍者的管理人员；

例句：
a popular author downgraded by critical opinion to a genre writer;
因批评性言论被降为专题作者的知名作家；

例句：
a captain who was reduced from command of a battleship to administrative duty ashore. promote
从战舰的指挥官降到行政职务的船长 promote