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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。
nGrammar
Demote is often used in the passive.
demotion /-ˈməʊʃən $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
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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