downgrade

US [ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd]
UK ['daʊn.ɡreɪd]
  • v.降低；使降职；使降级；贬低
  • n.下坡
  • adj.下坡的；衰落的
  • Web下调评级；退步；降等
Plural Form：downgrades  Present Participle：downgrading  Past Tense：downgraded  

Synonym

Antonym

Advanced E-C

E-C

E-E

Web Definition

downgrade
v.
1.
~ sb/sth (from sth) (to sth)
使降职；使降级to move sb/sth down to a lower rank or level
She's been downgraded from principal to vice-principal.
她已从校长降职为副校长。
2.
~ sth/sb
贬低；降低；低估to make sth/sb seem less important or valuable than it/they really are

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,降低降低,使降职使降职,使降级使降级,贬低贬低,下坡下坡,下坡的下坡的,衰落的衰落的,下调评级下调评级,退步退步,降等降等
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
He said he hoped the downgrade 'will give us a renewed sense of urgency' in tackling deficits.
他说，他希望评级下调将使我们在应对赤字问题上有新的紧迫感。
tā shuō , tā xī wàng píng jí xià tiáo jiāng shǐ wǒ men zài yìng duì chì zì wèn tí shàng yǒu xīn de jǐn pò gǎn 。
chinese.wsj.com
2.
A downgrade could happen before that if the current plan to reduce the budget deficit turns out not to be "credible, " he said.
他并表示，如果当前减少预算赤字的计划未能产生“可信的”结果，则穆迪亦有可能更早就调降美国债信评级。
tā bìng biǎo shì , rú guǒ dāng qián jiǎn shǎo yù suàn chì zì de jì huà wèi néng chǎn shēng " kě xìn de " jié guǒ , zé mù dí yì yǒu kě néng gèng zǎo jiù tiáo jiàng měi guó zhài xìn píng jí 。
cn.reuters.com
3.
Despite the downgrade, US government debt was one of the big beneficiaries of the sell-off .
尽管信用评级遭下调，但美国国债仍是昨日抛盘的一大受益者。
jǐn guǎn xìn yòng píng jí zāo xià tiáo , dàn měi guó guó zhài réng shì zuó rì pāo pán de yī dà shòu yì zhě 。
www.ftchinese.com
4.
The news comes less than a week after rival ratings agency Moody's put Japan's bonds under review for a possible downgrade.
在其对手----莫迪信用等级机构就可能发生的降级而对日本证券进行复核，不到一个星期之后，普尔公司即传出这一消息。
zài qí duì shǒu ---- mò dí xìn yòng děng jí jī gòu jiù kě néng fā shēng de jiàng jí ér duì rì běn zhèng quàn jìn xíng fù hé , bù dào yī gè xīng qī zhī hòu , pǔ ěr gōng sī jí chuán chū zhè yī xiāo xi 。
hi.baidu.com
5.
He said it isn't just a possible French downgrade, but other triple-A countries as well, such as Austria.
他说，不仅是法国评级有可能被下调，奥地利等其他AAA评级国家也有可能被下调。
tā shuō , bù jǐn shì fǎ guó píng jí yǒu kě néng bèi xià tiáo , ào dì lì děng qí tā AAA píng jí guó jiā yě yǒu kě néng bèi xià tiáo 。
chinese.wsj.com
6.
On top of that, Obama will now be branded as the president who presided over the national humiliation of a debt downgrade.
更重要的是，奥巴马则会被冠以他在总统任期内美国因为主权债务降级而蒙受了国耻的罪名。
gèng zhòng yào de shì , ào bā mǎ zé huì bèi guàn yǐ tā zài zǒng tǒng rèn qī nèi měi guó yīn wèi zhǔ quán zhài wù jiàng jí ér méng shòu le guó chǐ de zuì míng 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
He said the chance of a downgrade represents "a higher risk level for the Treasury market than at any point in the memorable past" .
他指出，评级遭下调的可能性代表着“美国国债市场的风险水平高于记忆所及的任何时候”。
tā zhǐ chū , píng jí zāo xià tiáo de kě néng xìng dài biǎo zhe " měi guó guó zhài shì chǎng de fēng xiǎn shuǐ píng gāo yú jì yì suǒ jí de rèn hé shí hou " 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
The environment does seem to have changed to a more gold-positive one, on the back of S&P threatening to downgrade the U. S. credit rating.
在标准普尔扬言可能调降美国债信评等的背景下，大环境似乎已变为对金价较为有利。
zài biāo zhǔn pǔ ěr yáng yán kě néng tiáo jiàng měi guó zhài xìn píng děng de bèi jǐng xià , dà huán jìng sì hū yǐ biàn wéi duì jīn jià jiào wéi yǒu lì 。
cn.reuters.com
9.
Brett Rose, head of U. S. rates strategy at Citigroup Global Markets, said, 'On Friday, I said it was 50-50' there would be a downgrade.
花旗环球金融（CitigroupGlobalMarkets）美国利率策略主管罗斯（BrettRose）说，上周五我曾说过美国信用评级被下调的概率是50%。
huā qí huán qiú jīn róng ( CitigroupGlobalMarkets ) měi guó lì lǜ cè lüè zhǔ guǎn luó sī ( BrettRose ) shuō , shàng zhōu wǔ wǒ céng shuō guò měi guó xìn yòng píng jí bèi xià tiáo de gài lǜ shì bǎi fēn zhī wǔ shí 。
cn.wsj.com
10.
S& P said the error wasn't triggered by 'any ratings surveillance activity, ' quashing talk that it was set to downgrade France.
标普说，出现这样的失误并不是因为正在对评级进行任何评估活动，进而平息了有关标普打算下调法国评级的议论。
biāo pǔ shuō , chū xiàn zhè yàng de shī wù bìng bú shì yīn wèi zhèng zài duì píng jí jìn xíng rèn hé píng gū huó dòng , jìn ér píng xī le yǒu guān biāo pǔ dǎ suàn xià tiáo fǎ guó píng jí de yì lùn 。
chinese.wsj.com
Did you mean
Bing Dictionary App
Without any ads
Go to website
Download mobile dict apps
iOS
Windows Phone
Android
Download PC apps
Win32 VersionMicrosoft Store