relegate
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. 使降級(jí)
Might it not be better to relegate the king to a purely ceremonial function?
使該國王降級(jí)到一種純粹禮儀性的職能難道不更好嗎？
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relegate /?r?l??ɡe?t/ (relegating,relegated,relegates)
劍橋詞典
- to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position
貶職；使降級(jí)；降低…的地位
She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job . 因被降職做文書，她就辭了職。
The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper . 這篇報(bào)道從重要版面撤下，刊登在中間的版面上。
UK
If a football team is relegated, it is moved down to a lower division .
使（足球隊(duì)）降級(jí)
If Southampton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the First Division. 如果南安普敦隊(duì)再輸?shù)舯荣惖脑?，就要從英超降?jí)到英甲了。
比較
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