| 单词 | relegate |
| 释义 | Related topics: Sportrel·e·gate /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive] 1 formalIMPORTANT to give someone or something a less important position than before 降低…的地位；贬低relegate somebody/something to something Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs. 妇女往往被安排去做打字、归档等较不重要的工作。2 British EnglishDS if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division 将〔运动队〕降级 OPP promoterelegate something/somebody to something We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year. 去年我们被降为丁级队。 —relegation /ˌreləˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusrelegate• Shankly was assistant manager to Andy Beattie when Huddersfield were relegated.• She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less.• Featherstone, relegated last season, coasted to a 34-15 win at Huddersfield.• Our team were relegated to a minor league.• Carlo has been relegated to a more junior position in the company.• In many places, it has been relegated to a reform of vocational education.• Monetary policy was relegated to the fairly minor role of preventing excessive fluctuations in interest rates.• Race, relegated to the periphery, can intrude into the most ordinary evening out.Origin relegate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of relegare “to send back to do a job”rel·e·gate verbChineseSyllable a someone or Corpus position something give less important to |
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