demote
vt. 降级；降职
名词：demotion 过去式：demoted 过去分词：demoted 现在分词：demoting 第三人称单数：demotes
近义词：lower，reduce，degrade，debase，abase，relegate，downgrade，movedown，devalue，humble，bump，break，promote，
英英释义
Verb
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;
"She was demoted because she always speaks up" "He was broken down to Sergeant"
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.他由中士降到下士。
- I should demote you from senior minister to elder.我要把你从高级牧师降级为长老。
- Why did the mayor demote the official?为什么市长要把这名官员降职？