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demote

vt.使降级,使降职

难易程度:

demote为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:demotion 动词过去式:demoted 过去分词:demoted 现在分词:demoting 第三人称单数:demotes

词根

mov,mob,mot=to move(移动)

相关词

degrade  lower  reduce  promote    

demote


/,di:'məʊt; di`mot/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) reduce sb to a lower rank or grade 将某人降级或降职
*He was demoted from sergeant to corporal. 他由中士降到下士. Cf 参看 promote.

demote


v [T usually in passive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: de- + promote]
to make someone's rank or position lower or less important
promote
 The sergeant was demoted to private.
>demotion [-'məuʃən (US) -'mou-/