relegation

英 [ˌrelɪ'ɡeɪʃn] 美 [ˌrelɪ'ɡeɪʃn]

• n. 降职；降级

英英释义

Noun:

1. authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions

2. the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category

3. mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position;

   "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Our team is a prime candidate for relegation this year.
   今年我们队最有可能降级。
2. Relegation for Leeds would always mean the exit door for Smith, something which he had not denied for a number of months.
   利兹的降级可能将预示着史密斯的离开，尽管进几个月来他一直在不停否认。

经典引文

• There's more pressure in a relegation match because you're faced with..going down to the second tier.

  出自：Tennis

词汇搭配

• relegate 使降级

近反义词

【近义词】

• delegation 代表团
• consignment 委托
• commission 佣金
• demotion 降级
• downgrade 使降低
• deputation 代理任命
• relegating 动词relegate的现...
• delegating 动词delegate的现...