downgrade
翻译
降级, 使降低地位, 贬低
例句
They downgraded my ticket to economy class.
他们把我的票降到了经济舱。
The company's rating was downgraded.
该公司的评级被下调了。
He felt downgraded by the new job title.
他觉得新的职位头衔降低了他的地位。
语法模式
downgrade ((sth.)) 降低（某物）的等级或重要性 They downgraded the hotel's rating.
downgrade ((sb./sth.)) ((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) 将（某人/某物）降至较低的级别或职位 They downgraded him from manager to clerk.
近义词
同义词: demote, devalue; 反义词: upgrade, promote
词源
由“down”（向下）和“grade”（等级）组成，意为降低等级。
记忆技巧
想象在学校里年级“向下（down）”降了一“级（grade）”，以此记住“降级”的意思。