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单词 downgrade
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•grade /ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd/USA pronunciation   v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing, n. 
    [~ + object]
  1. to reassign to a lower level:They downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.

n. [countable]
  1. a downward slope, esp. of a road:The downgrade is very steep for a heavy truck like this.
  2. a lowering in status or importance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
down•grade  (doun′grād′),USA pronunciation n., adj., adv., v., -grad•ed, -grad•ing. 
n. 
  1. a downward slope, esp. of a road.
  2. Idioms on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position:His career has been on the downgrade.

adj., adv. 
  1. downhill.

v.t. 
  1. to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary.
  2. to minimize the importance of;
    denigrate:She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation.
  3. to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.).
  • down1 + grade 1855–60, American.
down′grad′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd/ vb (transitive)
  1. to reduce in importance, esteem, or value, esp to demote (a person) to a poorer job
  2. to speak of disparagingly
 n
  1. chiefly US Canadian a downward slope, esp in a road
  2. on the downgrade ⇒ waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
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