downgrade

英 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]

v.  使降职; 使降级; 贬低; 降低; 低估

过去分词：downgraded　过去式：downgraded　现在分词：downgrading　第三人称单数：downgrades　复数：downgrades　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15817 / COCA.16410

牛津词典

verb

• 使降职；使降级
  to move sb/sth down to a lower rank or level
  1. She's been downgraded from principal to vice-principal.
     她已从校长降职为副校长。
• 贬低；降低；低估
  to make sth/sb seem less important or valuable than it/they really are

柯林斯词典

• VERB 贬低;降低;低估
  If somethingis downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have.
  1. The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...
     男孩已脱离生命危险，但病情仍很严重。
  2. The female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
     在争取更多平等的运动中，女性角色完全被贬低了。
• VERB 使降职;使降级
  If someoneis downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money.
  1. There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded...
     在被降职前她的工作从未受过批评。
  2. His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.
     他的上司先将他暂时停职，随后把他降职。

英英释义

noun

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

verb

• rate lower

双语例句

• A rating downgrade for France and the rest of the eurozone is thus logical and deserved.
  所以说，法国和欧元区其它国家评级遭到下调是合乎逻辑的，也是这些国家应得的。
• The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious
  男孩已脱离生命危险，但病情仍很严重。
• Moody's yesterday placed the ratings of a PCCW subsidiary under review for possible downgrade.
  信用评级机构穆迪（Moody's）昨日将电讯盈科一家子公司置于评级可能下调的观察名单之列。
• The government is expected to downgrade its forecast for economic growth this year.
  预期政府将会下调今年的经济增长预测。
• However, a project of this kind can downgrade the fast and iterative character of the system development process.
  然而，这种类型的一个项目会降低系统开发过程的快速和迭代特性。
• Recently, several credit rating agencies formally announced they were evaluating a possible downgrade.
  近来，几家评级机构曾正式宣布，它们正在评估是否要下调某国的评级。
• The main credit rating agencies say they are reviewing the U.S.government debt situation for a potential downgrade.
  主要的信誉评级机构表示，他们正在重审美国政府的债务状况，可能会将美国债务评级降低。
• However, the economic burden of the downgrade is not nearly as important as its symbolic and political impact.
  然而，评级下调对经济的影响远不及其象征意义和政治影响那么大。
• Eurozone markets were hit hard following the downgrade.
  在穆迪下调葡萄牙评级之后，欧元区市场遭受重创。
• Rumours over an imminent credit rating downgrade have been denied by rating agencies and the government.
  有关法国评级可能即将遭到下调的谣言，已被评级机构与法国政府否认。