| 单词 | demote |
| 释义 | demote (once / 10442 pages) v To demote someone is to move them into a less important job. Your coffee shop boss might demote you to wiping tables if your attempts to froth milk and pull espresso shots continuously fail. When your employer demotes you, she assigns you an easier task or even an entirely new, lower-ranked position. You may even earn less money. In the military, to demote is to move a soldier down in rank, usually as a punishment. The opposite of demote is promote, which came first. The prefix de- gives the word a sense of "down" or "down from." WORD FAMILYdemote: demoted, demotes, demoting, demotion+/demotion: demotions USAGE EXAMPLESHe was demoted to Class AAA Syracuse on July 4 with a .225 batting average and 64 strikeouts in 203 plate appearances. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Accordingly, Wonder Woman was demoted from superhero to babysitter and fashion model. Time(Dec 19, 2016) If these high priests declare a story fake, it will be denoted as “Disputed by 3rd Party Fact-Checkers” and perhaps demoted in a news feed. Wall Street Journal(Dec 17, 2016) v assign to a lower position; reduce in rank She was demoted because she always speaks up Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper break, bump, kick downstairs, relegate advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position sideline remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position reducebring to humbler or weaker state or condition assign, delegate, depute, designate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
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