demote

Word family verbdemotenoundemotion

de·mote /dɪˈməʊt $ -ˈmoʊt/ verb [transitiveT]

DOWNto make someone’s rank or position lower or less important 将〔某人〕降级，将〔某人〕降职 OPP promote

be demoted to something

The sergeant was demoted to private.

这名中士被降为列兵。

n Grammar

Demote is often used in the passive.

—demotion /-ˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

demote• Dismiss, suspend, or demote all or any employees who participate in such strike or violation. 2.• The trouble with this manoeuvre is that it can not help but demote poetry.• It threatens to demote the Brussels institutions, especially the Commission, by setting up an alternative centre of decision-making.• The remarks followed the company's attempt to demote the men.• Her old scarf, purple rayon printed with black flowers, she would demote to second-best.• The aim of semantic processing is to demote word combinations that are not meaningful.

From Longman Business Dictionary

demotede·mote /dɪˈməʊt-ˈmoʊt/ verb [transitiveT]HUMAN RESOURCES

to give someone a job with a lower rank or position than they had before

Constructive dismissal can include demoting you or reducing your salary.

demote somebody to something

After a Cabinet reshuffle, he was demoted to Deputy Education Secretary.

demote somebody from something

He was demoted from his position as chairman of the board last April.

—demotion noun [countableC, uncountableU]

She could remain on the staff if she accepted demotion to ordinary lecturer.

Origin demote

(1800-1900) de- + promote

单词	demote
释义	demote Word family verbdemotenoundemotion de·mote /dɪˈməʊt $ -ˈmoʊt/ verb [transitiveT] DOWNto make someone’s rank or position lower or less important 将〔某人〕降级，将〔某人〕降职 OPP promote be demoted to something The sergeant was demoted to private. 这名中士被降为列兵。 n Grammar Demote is often used in the passive. —demotion /-ˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus demote• Dismiss, suspend, or demote all or any employees who participate in such strike or violation. 2.• The trouble with this manoeuvre is that it can not help but demote poetry.• It threatens to demote the Brussels institutions, especially the Commission, by setting up an alternative centre of decision-making.• The remarks followed the company's attempt to demote the men.• Her old scarf, purple rayon printed with black flowers, she would demote to second-best.• The aim of semantic processing is to demote word combinations that are not meaningful. From Longman Business Dictionary demotede·mote /dɪˈməʊt-ˈmoʊt/ verb [transitiveT]HUMAN RESOURCES to give someone a job with a lower rank or position than they had before Constructive dismissal can include demoting you or reducing your salary. demote somebody to something After a Cabinet reshuffle, he was demoted to Deputy Education Secretary. demote somebody from something He was demoted from his position as chairman of the board last April. —demotion noun [countableC, uncountableU] She could remain on the staff if she accepted demotion to ordinary lecturer. Origin demote (1800-1900) de- + promote
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