downgrade

downgradedowngradeD.J.:[ˈdaunɡreid]K.K.:[ˈdaʊnˌɡred]vt.1.■使降低, 使降级She was downgraded to assistant manager.她被降职为助理经理。

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downgrade['daunɡreid]n.1.■[美国、加拿大英语]2.■(尤指道路等的)下坡；下坡度；向下的路线(或趋势)3.■[比喻]下坡路adj.1.■下坡的；向下的；向下坡的；倾斜的；趋向没落的adv.1.■向下；向坡下；倾斜地，趋向没落地vt.1.■使降职，使降级，降低(职位、收入等)；降低(工人或工种的)等级和工资：The general manager downgraded the employee.总经理将那名雇员降职。We downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.我们把军事戒备从紧急状态降至待命状态。2.■降低…的作用(或价值、尊严等)；贬低；诋毁：He tried to downgrade the latest research findings.他极力贬低这个最新研究成果。3.■低估，小看，轻视，不重视：You can't downgrade the litte boy.你不可小看那个小男孩。4.■使(情报、文件等)降低(保)密级：to downgrade an older information把一份较旧的情报降低密级on the downgrade在走下坡路；衰落；每况愈下变形vt.downgradeddowngrading