relegate

US [ˈreləˌɡeɪt]
UK [ˈreləɡeɪt]
  • v.使贬职;使降级;降低…的地位;使(运动队,尤指足球队)降级
  • Web贬谪;驱逐;降职
Simple Present:relegates  Present Participle:relegating  Past Tense:relegated  
relegate
v.
1.
~ sb/sth (to sth)
使贬职;使降级;降低…的地位to give sb a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before
She was then relegated to the role of assistant.
随后她被降级做助手了。
He relegated the incident to the back of his mind.
他将这个事件抛到了脑后。
2.
[usupass]
~ sth
使(运动队,尤指足球队)降级;使降组to move a sports team, especially a football ( soccer ) team, to a lower position within an official league

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