relegate['reliɡeit]

• vt.
  • 使降级；使降低地位：

    He has been relegated to the position of an assistant coach.

    他已经被降到助理教练的地位。

    I don't believe Real Madrid will be relegated to the second division.

    我认为皇家马德里队不会降为乙级队。

  • 把…归入某类(或某属等)：

    The material which is of no consequence will be relegated to appendices.

    那些无关紧要的材料将被归入附录中。

  • 把…委托给…；把…移交给…：

    We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee.

    我们将把这个问题委托组织委员会处理。

  • [古语]流放，放逐：

    The old chancellor who had offended against the emperor was relegated to the distant boundaries of the country.

    触犯了皇帝的老宰相被流放到遥远的边疆。

• 近义词:

  commit

• 变形:

  vt.relegated.relegating