downgrade

英 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]

v.  使降职; 使降级; 贬低; 降低; 低估

过去分词：downgraded　过去式：downgraded　现在分词：downgrading　第三人称单数：downgrades　复数：downgrades　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15817 / COCA.16410

牛津词典

verb

• 使降职；使降级
  to move sb/sth down to a lower rank or level
  1. She's been downgraded from principal to vice-principal.
     她已从校长降职为副校长。
• 贬低；降低；低估
  to make sth/sb seem less important or valuable than it/they really are

柯林斯词典

• VERB 贬低;降低;低估
  If somethingis downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have.
  1. The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...
     男孩已脱离生命危险，但病情仍很严重。
  2. The female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
     在争取更多平等的运动中，女性角色完全被贬低了。
• VERB 使降职;使降级
  If someoneis downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money.
  1. There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded...
     在被降职前她的工作从未受过批评。
  2. His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.
     他的上司先将他暂时停职，随后把他降职。

英英释义

noun

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

verb

• rate lower

双语例句

• Another credit downgrade would follow.
  再一次的评级下调将指日可待。
• Eurozone markets were hit hard following the downgrade.
  在穆迪下调葡萄牙评级之后，欧元区市场遭受重创。
• But it's not clear that S& P's downgrade will have an effect on rates.
  但是，标普这回降级对利率的影响还不清楚。
• This downgrade rate is higher than pre-economic crisis figures, said Jennifer Tennant, Moody's analyst.
  该公司分析师詹尼弗泰南特（JenniferTennant）表示：评级下调率高于以往经济危机时的数字。
• Any downgrade of Japanese sovereign debt would certainly increase the likelihood of a debt crisis.
  任何调低日本主权债务评级的行为，都会加大债务危机爆发的可能性。
• What did you think of the speech President Obama gave in response to the downgrade?
  信用降级之后，奥巴马总统发表了演讲以示回应，您对此如何评价？
• Moody's yesterday placed the ratings of a PCCW subsidiary under review for possible downgrade.
  信用评级机构穆迪（Moody's）昨日将电讯盈科一家子公司置于评级可能下调的观察名单之列。
• "The downgrade reflects the additional fiscal costs of restructuring and supporting the banking system," Fitch said in the statement.
  “降级反映的是重组和支持银行业务系统的附加的财政的成本，”惠誉评级公司在声明中说。
• However, the economic burden of the downgrade is not nearly as important as its symbolic and political impact.
  然而，评级下调对经济的影响远不及其象征意义和政治影响那么大。
• There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded
  在被降职前她的工作从未受过批评。