英语词汇“kick upstairs”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

kick upstairs: kicked upstairs, kicking upstairs

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Usually in a tech company when someone becomes chair they are kicked upstairs and that is an exit,” Mr. Doerr said.

Wall Street Journal(Apr 01, 2016)

Atchison’s not gone, however; he’s being kicked upstairs to vice chairman of the board.

BusinessWeek(Dec 11, 2014)

Mr Sikorski was kicked upstairs to be speaker of parliament, but he is already in trouble with the new prime minister.

Economist(Oct 23, 2014)

v give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade

break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

tenure

give life-time employment to

bring up

promote from a lower position or rank

spot promote

promote on the spot

ennoble, entitle, gentle

give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

favor, favour, prefer

promote over another

brevet

promote somebody by brevet, in the military

baronetise, baronetize

confer baronetcy upon

lord

make a lord of someone

dub, knight

raise (someone) to knighthood

advantage

give an advantage to

assign, delegate, depute, designate

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

单词	kick upstairs
释义	kick upstairs (once / 157591 pages) v WORD FAMILY kick upstairs: kicked upstairs, kicking upstairs USAGE EXAMPLES “Usually in a tech company when someone becomes chair they are kicked upstairs and that is an exit,” Mr. Doerr said. Wall Street Journal(Apr 01, 2016) Atchison’s not gone, however; he’s being kicked upstairs to vice chairman of the board. BusinessWeek(Dec 11, 2014) Mr Sikorski was kicked upstairs to be speaker of parliament, but he is already in trouble with the new prime minister. Economist(Oct 23, 2014) v give a promotion to or assign to a higher position John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper advance, elevate, promote, raise, upgrade break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate assign to a lower position; reduce in rank tenure give life-time employment to bring up promote from a lower position or rank spot promote promote on the spot ennoble, entitle, gentle give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility favor, favour, prefer promote over another brevet promote somebody by brevet, in the military baronetise, baronetize confer baronetcy upon lord make a lord of someone dub, knight raise (someone) to knighthood advantage give an advantage to assign, delegate, depute, designate give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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