Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense demotes, present participle demoting, past tense, past participle demoted
1VERB 使降級;使降職;使降低地位 If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment. 使降級;使降職;使降低地位
It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave. [VERB noun]
要將一個在别人休産假期間頂替上來的人再降職是非常困難的。
If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire. [VERB noun]
He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
他要求糾正他所聲稱的不公正的降級這一錯誤。
2VERB [usually passive]使(球隊等)降級 If a team in a sports league is 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. 使(球隊等)降級 [British]
The club was demoted at the end of last season. [beVERB-ed]