单词:demoted
音标:[dɪˈməʊtid] ;
v. 使降级, 使降职( demote的过去式和过去分词 )
v assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
词性分布:
demote的用法和样例:
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.他由中士降到下士。
- I should demote you from senior minister to elder.我要把你从高级牧师降级为长老。
- Why did the mayor demote the official?为什么市长要把这名官员降职?
经典引文
He was first elevated to the leadership of the House of Commons and then summarily demoted to make way for Fox.
出自:John Brooke
【近义词】
- lower低的
- reduce减少
- degrade降格
- debase降低质量、地位或价值...
- abase降低 ... 的地位...
- relegate使降级
- downgrade使降低
- move down 将 ... 移至低处...
- devalue贬值
- humble谦逊的
- bump碰撞
- break打碎
【反义词】
- promote促进
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