单词 | reduce someone to the ranks |
释义 | reduce someone to the ranksDemote a non-commissioned officer to an ordinary soldier: the platoon consisted of ex-NCOs who had been reduced to the ranks for various offences Synonyms demote, downgrade, lower, lower in rank/status; abase, humble, demean, belittle, humiliate, bring low North American informal bust See parent entry: reduce |
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