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

过去式：demoted　过去分词：demoted　

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.
  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. 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。
• 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.
  1. The club was demoted at the end of last season.
     上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。

双语例句

• He might have to resign or he might be demoted, but either way, his career is effectively over.
  他也许不得不辞职或被降级，但不管怎样，他的事业实际上结束了。
• 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。
• Meanwhile, English was "demoted" to everyday, unprestigious uses.
  同时，英语被“贬低”到了下里巴人的地位。
• He was demoted to a branch office.
  他被降级到分店去了。
• They have been demoted to less responsible jobs.
  他们被降职去做不太重要的工作。
• 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。
• He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier.
  他被降为普通一兵。
• He was demoted to the rank of sergeant.
  他的军衔被降到了警士。
• If an evaluation is vague and the employee is dismissed or demoted, problems may occur.
  如果评估不够清楚而员工被解雇或降职，问题会出现。
• He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
  他会被平级调动而不是降级。