demoting

• vt.demote的变形

demote[,di:'məut]

• vt.[美国英语]使降级，使降职，降低…的地位(promote 之对)：

  As punishment,the corporal was demoted to private.

  作为惩罚，这下士被降为士兵。

  The boss demoted the careless waiter to busboy.

  老板把那个粗心大意的餐厅侍者降为侍者助手。

• 变形:

  vt.demoted.demoting