downgrade

读音：['dauw.greid]

v.使降低, 使降级 n.下破路

例句与用法：

She's been downgraded (from principal) to deputy.

她已(从校长)降为副校长。

词形变化：

动词过去式: downgraded | 动词过去分词: downgraded | 动词现在分词: downgrading | 动词第三人称单数: downgrades |

n.[C]

1. (路等的)下坡; 向下的路(或趋势)

2. 【喻】下坡路

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。

vt.

1. 使降级; 使降职; 使降低保密级[(+to)]

Some of the employees working for this firm have been downgraded.

这家公司有几名雇员被降了职。

2. 降低, 贬低; 小看

He often downgrades people he does not like.

他常常贬低自己不喜欢的人。

downgrade

名词复数：downgrades

过去式：downgraded

过去分词：downgraded

现在进行时：downgrading

词形变化：

动词过去式: downgraded | 动词过去分词: downgraded | 动词现在分词: downgrading | 动词第三人称单数: downgrades |

同义词：

lower | cheapen | descent | degrade | alloy | demote | reduce | relegate |

反义词：

upgrade |

词义辨析：

同义参见:

lower  degrade  descent  alloy  cheapen  

反义参见:

upgrade   downgradedowngradeD.J.:[ˈdaunɡreid]K.K.:[ˈdaʊnˌɡred]vt.
1.翻译：使降低, 使降级She was downgraded to assistant manager.她被降职为助理经理。

downgrade['daunɡreid]n.
1.翻译：[美国、加拿大英语]
2.翻译：(尤指道路等的)下坡；下坡度；向下的路线(或趋势)
3.翻译：[比喻]下坡路adj.
1.翻译：下坡的；向下的；向下坡的；倾斜的；趋向没落的adv.
1.翻译：向下；向坡下；倾斜地，趋向没落地vt.
1.翻译：使降职，使降级，降低(职位、收入等)；降低(工人或工种的)等级和工资：The general manager downgraded the employee.总经理将那名雇员降职。We downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.我们把军事戒备从紧急状态降至待命状态。
2.翻译：降低…的作用(或价值、尊严等)；贬低；诋毁：He tried to downgrade the latest research findings.他极力贬低这个最新研究成果。
3.翻译：低估，小看，轻视，不重视：You can't downgrade the litte boy.你不可小看那个小男孩。
4.翻译：使(情报、文件等)降低(保)密级：to downgrade an older information把一份较旧的情报降低密级on the downgrade在走下坡路；衰落；每况愈下变形vt.downgradeddowngrading

downgrade
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be downgraded)reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
使降级；使降职；使降低重要性
some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled.
有些工种逐渐从技术劳动降为半技术劳动。noun
an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance
降级；降职；降低重要性
(chiefly N. Amer.)a downward gradient, typically on a railway or road
(主北美)（公路或铁路）下坡常用词组
on the downgrade
(N. Amer.)in decline
(北美)走下坡路
profits are on the downgrade.
利润在下降。

downgrade

名词 downgrade:

the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

动词 downgrade:

rate lower; lower in value or esteem