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de·mote AHD[dĭ-mōtʹ] D.J.[dɪˈməʊt]K.K.[dɪˈmot]v.tr.（及物动词）de.mot.ed, de.mot.ing, de.motes - To reduce in grade, rank, or status.降级：降低等级、级别或地位
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demoʹtion n.（名词）demote, break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to lower in grade, rank, or status": 这些动词共有的一个中心意义是“降低等级、级别或地位”： was demoted from captain to lieutenant;统领降为副手；a noncommissioned officer broken to the ranks;一个被降级衔但还未受任命的军官；a detective who was busted to uniformed traffic patrol for insubordination;因不服从命令而被降级到穿统一制服的交通巡逻队的侦探；a supervisor degraded to an assistant;被降为侍者的管理人员；a popular author downgraded by critical opinion to a genre writer;因批评性言论被降为专题作者的知名作家；a captain who was reduced from command of a battleship to administrative duty ashore. promote 从战舰的指挥官降到行政职务的船长 promote
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