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demote

/dɪˈməʊt/ /dɪˈmoʊt/

Meanings
verb

降级，降职

To lower the rank or status of.

Examples :

"The teacher demoted Sarah to a lower reading group because she wasn't completing her assignments. "
由于莎拉没有完成作业，老师把她降到了较低级的阅读小组。
position job business organization

Related Words

Illustration lower

lower adjective

/ˈləʊə/ /ˈloʊɚ/ /ˈlaʊ.ə/ /ˈlaʊ.ɚ/

较低的, 下方的

"a low wall a low shelf"

矮墙 矮架子

Illustration status

status noun

/ˈstæt.əs/ /ˈsteɪt.əs/

地位，身份，状况

"Superstition is highly correlated with economic status."

迷信与经济地位密切相关。

Illustration reading

reading verb

/ˈɹidiŋ/

阅读， 读。

"Have you read this book?"

你读过这本书了吗？

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration relegate

relegate verb

/ˈɹɛlɪɡeɪt/ /ˈɹɛlɪɡət/

贬谪，放逐

"The school principal relegated the disruptive student to the library for the remainder of the afternoon. "

校长把那个扰乱课堂秩序的学生贬谪到图书馆，让他待在那里度过剩下的整个下午。

Illustration demoted

demoted verb

/diˈmoʊtɪd/ /dəˈmoʊtɪd/

降级，贬职

"The manager demoted the employee for repeated missed deadlines. "

因为这名员工屡次错过最后期限，经理把他降职了。

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

分配，指派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这张流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration manager

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

经理，管理者

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

学校新来的管理者负责组织各个运动队。

Illustration completing

completing verb

/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/

完成，完毕，结束。

"He completed the assignment on time."

他按时完成了作业。

Illustration associate

associate noun

/əˈsəʊsi.ət/ /əˈsoʊsi.ət/

合伙人，伙伴.

"My brother is my associate in the family business. "

我弟弟是家里生意的合伙人。

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

表演，演出，表现

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

对某项事业或职责的履行