downgrade

英 [ˌdaʊn'ɡreɪd] 美 [ˌdaʊn'ɡreɪd]

• v. 使降低；使降级
• n. 下坡路

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使降低，使降级

   demote,reduce,relegate

英英释义

Noun:

1. the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

Verb:

1. rate lower; lower in value or esteem

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. You can't downgrade the litte boy.
   你不可小看那个小男孩。
2. He tried to downgrade the latest research findings.
   他极力贬低这个最新研究成果。
3. She's been downgraded (from principal) to deputy.
   她已(从校长)降为副校长。

用作名词 (n.)

1. It is difficult to drive down a steep downgrade.
   很难从陡峭的坡度把车子开下去。
2. The store's business has been on the downgrade for the past few years.
   最近几年这家商店的生意每况愈下。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. She was downgraded to assistant manager.
   她被降职为经理助理。

经典引文

• A steep downgrade for which he had put the car in second.

  出自： M. Renault

• Profits are on the downgrade.

  出自：Sun (Baltimore)

• Kenneth's odd lack of sympathy with people's love affairs.., his tendency to rather downgrade that side of things.

  出自： A. Lurie

• Brokers Laing Cruickshank..has now downgraded its estimate for the year from s18m to s15m.

  出自：Times

词汇搭配

• on the downgrade 每况愈下(走下坡路...

近反义词

【近义词】

• lower 低的
• cheapen 降低
• descent 下降
• degrade 降格
• alloy 合金
• demote 降级
• reduce 减少
• relegate 使降级

【反义词】

• upgrade 升级