及物动词使降级，使降职

动词lowerreducedegrade

及物动词promote

1. 使降级. 相应词：13. prop up 给......撑腰,支持 | 14. demote 使降级. 相应词 promote | 15. news neutralism 无倾向性新闻,新闻中立主义

2. 使降级：Demosthenes 德摩斯梯尼 | demote 使降级 | demotic 通俗的

3. 降级,降职：erase 抹去,擦掉 | demote 降级,降职 | brutal 野蛮的

1. 使降级;使降职;使降低地位
If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.

e.g. It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave...
要将一个在别人休产假期间顶替上来的人再降职是非常困难的。
e.g. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。