| 单词 | downgrade |
| 释义 | downgrade —downgrader, n. /down"grayd'/, n., adj., adv., v., downgraded, downgrading. n. 1. a downward slope, esp. of a road. 2. on the downgrade, in a decline toward an inferior state or position: His career has been on the downgrade. adj. , adv. 3. downhill. v.t. 4. to assign to a lower status with a smaller salary. 5. to minimize the importance of; denigrate: She tried to downgrade the findings of the investigation. 6. to assign a lower security classification to (information, a document, etc.). [1855-60, Amer.; DOWN1 + GRADE] |
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