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
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-/