demoted
英 [ˌdiːˈməʊtɪd]
美 [ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪd]
v. 使降级,使降职,使降低地位(常作为惩罚)
demote的过去分词和过去式
COCA.40323
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.- 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。 - 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。
- It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave...
- 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.- The club was demoted at the end of last season.
上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。
- The club was demoted at the end of last season.
双语例句
- Meanwhile, English was "demoted" to everyday, unprestigious uses.
同时,英语被“贬低”到了下里巴人的地位。 - The club was demoted at the end of last season.
上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。 - There followed a gap of several decades in which central banks were demoted.
此后出现了一个长达数十年的间隙期,央行在此期间地位下降。 - 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。 - Pentagon officials said Mr. Page had also been demoted, from sergeant to specialist, before leaving the service, another indication of problems.
美国国防部官员说,佩奇在退伍前还曾被降级,从中士降到了专业军士,这也表明此人有一系列的问题。 - They have been demoted to less responsible jobs.
他们被降职去做不太重要的工作。 - The woman claims she was the victim of constructive dismissal after being demoted.
这位女士称她被降职后被迫离职,属于推定解雇。 - Lin Zi cong, who has been demoted, plans to rent a smaller apartment to save money.
林子聪被贬职后,为省钱想找个较小的居所。 - He was demoted to a branch office.
他被降级到分店去了。 - He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier.
他被降为普通一兵。