demote

动词 demote:

1. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
   同义词：bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs

1. He was demoted from sergeant to corporal.
   他由中士降到下士。

de.mote

v.tr.（及物动词）
de.mot.ed,de.mot.ing,de.motes
To reduce in grade, rank, or status.
降级：降低等级、级别或地位

来源：
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【引伸】
demo.tion
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>demote,break,bust,degrade,downgrade,reduceThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to lower in grade, rank, or status.:
这些动词共有的一个中心意义是.降低等级、级别或地位.：
例句：
was demoted from captain to lieutenant;
统领降为副手；

例句：
a noncommissioned officer broken to the ranks;
一个被降级衔但还未受任命的军官；

例句：
a detective who was busted to uniformed traffic patrol for insubordination;
因不服从命令而被降级到穿统一制服的交通巡逻队的侦探；

例句：
a supervisor degraded to an assistant;
被降为侍者的管理人员；

例句：
a popular author downgraded by critical opinion to a genre writer;
因批评性言论被降为专题作者的知名作家；

例句：
a captain who was reduced from command of a battleship to administrative duty ashore. promote
从战舰的指挥官降到行政职务的船长 promote