demote

[美]/ˌdiːˈməʊt/
[英]/ˌdiːˈmoʊt/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 使降职;使降级
词形变化
现在分词demoting
过去分词demoted
过去式demoted
第三人称单数demotes
复数demotes

例句

The boat was smashed on the rocks. See also Synonyms at demote ,opportunity

那艘船在岩石上摔得粉碎 参见同义词 demote ,opportunity

a defeat that humiliated both army and nation. See also Synonyms at demote

一次丧失了军队和国家尊严的失败 参见同义词 demote

the head of the army was demoted to deputy defence secretary.

陆军司令被降职为副国防部长。

was demoted from captain to lieutenant;

统领降为副手;

He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier.

他被降为普通一兵。

For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.

由于这次过失,他被降了级,又被打发去干徒步巡警了。

The boss demoted her to a less responsible position.

上司把她降到较次要的职位。

原声例句

But you were quite right in demoting him.

不过你把他撤了是完全对的。

来源: Gone with the Wind

I've been demoted to dwarf planet status, so please listen.

我被降格成了矮行星,所以请好好听。

来源: Children's Encyclopedia Song

She was our lead singer, but we demoted her because she wasn't good enough.

她曾经是我们的主唱,但是我们让她降级了,因为她还不够优秀。

来源: Our Day Season 2

And she was so incensed at your demoting Hugh from the management of the mill.

而且,她对于你不让休再经营那个木厂也很生气呢。

来源: Gone with the Wind

But I actually didn't demote Pluto. That was a vote of the International Astronomical Union.

其实不是我的一家之言 而是国际天文联合会投票决定的。

来源: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

In his appointments to government jobs, Mr Sunak demoted the status of the minister for climate policies.

在任命政府职位时,苏纳克降低了气候政策部长的职位。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

Burns Strider was accused of sexually harassing a young female staffer. He was demoted, but not fired.

因性侵一名年轻女员工,伯恩斯·斯特赖德遭到质控,但他只遭到了降级处分,并没有被开除。

来源: PBS English News

It found in favour of a mother who had sued a medical practice in Hiroshima for demoting her.

一名曾任职于广岛市某医院的女性就自己因怀孕而遭降职一事入禀法院,终获胜诉。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

More than seventy-five years later, that planetary status was revoked and Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet.

而在超过75年以后,冥王星行星的地位被取消,并被降级为一颗矮行星。

来源: Children's Learning Classroom

So, what does it mean “to be demoted”?

那么,“被贬” 是什么意思呢?

来源: Engvid-Emma Course Collection

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