demoted

英 [ˌdiːˈməʊtɪd]

美 [ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪd]

v.  使降级，使降职，使降低地位(常作为惩罚)
demote的过去分词和过去式

过去式：demoted　过去分词：demoted　

COCA.40323

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使降级;使降职;使降低地位
  If someonedemotesyou, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
  1. It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave...
     要将一个在别人休产假期间顶替上来的人再降职是非常困难的。
  2. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
     如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
• VERB 使(球队等)降级
  If a team in a sports leagueis demoted, that team has to compete in the next competition in a lower division, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
  1. The club was demoted at the end of last season.
     上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。

双语例句

• He was demoted to the rank of ordinary soldier.
  他被降为普通一兵。
• He was demoted to a branch office.
  他被降级到分店去了。
• He was demoted to the rank of sergeant.
  他的军衔被降到了警士。
• If an evaluation is vague and the employee is dismissed or demoted, problems may occur.
  如果评估不够清楚而员工被解雇或降职，问题会出现。
• For offending the Royal court, he was demoted to a prefect of zhongzhou.
  由于冒犯了朝廷，他被贬为中州知府。
• The officer was demoted for misconduct.
  这个军官因行为不端而被降级。
• He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.
  他由中士降到下士。
• He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.
  他会被平级调动而不是降级。
• Lin Zi cong, who has been demoted, plans to rent a smaller apartment to save money.
  林子聪被贬职后，为省钱想找个较小的居所。
• But they were caught anyway and demoted to manual labor at a power plant.
  不过他们还是被抓到了，并被降职到一家发电站从事体力劳动。