demotion

/diːˈmoʊʃən/ /dəˈmoʊʃən/

Meanings

noun

降级，降职

An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status

Examples :

"The teacher's demotion from head of the department was a surprise to everyone. "

这位老师从系主任的位置上降职，让所有人都感到很意外。

Related Words

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。

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

lowering noun

/ˈlaʊərɪŋ/ /ˈləʊərɪŋ/ /ˈloʊ(ə)rɪŋ/

降低，减低。

"The sudden lowering of her brow signaled her displeasure with the messy room. "

她突然皱起眉头，表明她对这间凌乱的房间很不满。

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。

rank adjective

/ɹæŋk/

十足的，完全的，恶性的

"rank nonsense"

十足的胡说八道

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

每个人，人人

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

班里每个人都需要带课本去第一节课。

head noun

/hɛd/

头，脑袋。

"Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite."

摸那只狗的头的时候小心点，它可能会咬人。

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

意外，惊喜

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

没想到我欠的钱竟然比我想象的多两倍，真是个意外。

act noun

/æk/

行为，行动，作为

"an act of goodwill"

一种友好的举动 (Yī zhǒng yǒuhǎo de jǔdòng)

department noun

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ /dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

部门，部门，科室

"The school's science department focuses on biology and chemistry. "

学校的理科部门主要研究生物和化学。

demoting verb

/diˈmoʊtɪŋ/ /dəˈmoʊtɪŋ/

降级，贬职。

"After repeatedly missing deadlines, the company decided on demoting John from project manager to a regular team member. "

因为约翰屡次错过截止日期，公司决定把他从项目经理降级为普通团队成员。