relegate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. 使降級
Might it not be better to relegate the king to a purely ceremonial function?
使該國王降級到一種純粹禮儀性的職能難道不更好嗎？
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relegate /ˈrɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ (relegating,relegated,relegates)
剑桥词典
- to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position
貶職；使降級；降低…的地位
She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job . 因被降職做文書，她就辤了職。
The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper . 這篇報道從重要版麪撤下，刊登在中間的版麪上。
UK
If a football team is relegated, it is moved down to a lower division .
使（足球隊）降級
If Southampton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the First Division. 如果南安普敦隊再輸掉比賽的話，就要從英超降級到英甲了。
比較
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