| 单词 | relegate |
| 释义 | relegate (relɪgeɪt ) Word forms: relegates , relegating , relegated 1. verb If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. Military heroes were relegated to the status of ordinary citizens. [VERB noun + to] Other newspapers relegated the item to the middle pages. [VERB noun to noun] Synonyms: demote, degrade, downgrade, declass 2. verb [usually passive] If a sports team that competes in a league is relegated, it has to compete in a lower division in the next competition, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division. [British] If Leigh lose, they'll be relegated. [be VERB-ed] ...a team about to be relegated to the second division. [be V-ed to n] Synonyms: banish, exile, expel, throw out relegation (relɪgeɪʃən ) uncountable noun Relegation to the Third Division would prove catastrophic. [+ to] Translations: Chinese: 降级 Japanese: 左遷する |
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