downgrading

英 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

美 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

v.  使降职; 使降级; 贬低; 降低; 低估
downgrade的现在分词

复数：downgradings　现在分词：downgrading　

经济

BNC.24603 / COCA.31051

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。

双语例句

• The IMF is also warning a downgrading in US sovereign debt will have a far-reaching global impact.
  国际货币基金组织也提醒，美国主权债务的降级对全球将产生深远的影响。
• The White House reportedly tried to get S& P to change its mind about downgrading the outlook for the US before it announced the downgrade, but it was just too late.
  据称在标准普尔公布下调美国前景评级前，白宫曾试图让其改变主意，但太晚了。
• Emphasising the output of international-level research, she warns, can lead to the downgrading of other activities, such as teaching and social outreach.
  她警告说，把重点放在国际级别的研究的成果上可能导致其他活动的倒退，诸如教学和社会拓展。
• The downgrading of some of its banks this week was a portent of that.
  一些德国银行本周信用评级被下调就预示着这种情况的发生。
• The packages have not been sufficient to calm the markets or stop the rot from spreading: 2010 ended with Fitch downgrading Portugal and putting Greece on negative rating watch.
  一揽子计划比不足以稳定市场或阻止形式的恶化，因此2010年终的时候，惠誉国际贬低了对葡萄牙评价，并且将希腊列入***。
• The United States had no intention of downgrading its trlations with china.
  美国无意轻视与中国的关系。
• On that basis, he added, the agencies should begin by downgrading the triple A rating of Britain, which has bigger deficits, more debt, higher inflation, less growth than us and where credit is shrinking.
  他补充道，从经济基本面考虑，评级机构应该首先降低英国的3A评级，因为与法国相比，英国有更高的赤字、债务和通胀，更低的增长，且信贷正在萎缩。
• S& P is under fire from politicians for downgrading the United States from AAA to AA+.
  标准普尔由于把美国主权信用评级从AAA调低为AA+而备受政界人士批评。
• If you've been updating from CVS regularly you may wind up downgrading if you go back to the2.0 branch and that may cause you problems.
  如果你经常自CVS更新的话，当你返回2.0分支时可能会招致降级现象，这无疑会带来不小的麻烦。
• First came the downgrading of the US credit rating, in effect the downgrading of a nation.
  先是美国信用评级被下调，实际上相当于一个国家被降级。