单词：demotes
音标：[dɪˈməʊts] ；
v. 使降级, 使降职( demote的第三人称单数 )
v assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
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