1. 使降级. 相应词：13. prop up 给......撑腰,支持 | 14. demote 使降级. 相应词 promote | 15. news neutralism 无倾向性新闻,新闻中立主义
2. demote的反义词
2. 使降级：Demosthenes 德摩斯梯尼 | demote 使降级 | demotic 通俗的
3. 降级,降职：erase 抹去,擦掉 | demote 降级,降职 | brutal 野蛮的
1. 使降级;使降职;使降低地位
If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
e.g. It''s very difficult to demote somebody who has been standing in during maternity leave...
要将一个在别人休产假期间顶替上来的人再降职是非常困难的。
e.g. If they prove ineffective they should be demoted or asked to retire.
如果事实证明他们已无力胜任，应该将他们降级或让他们退休。
2. 使(球队等)降级
If a team in a sports league is demoted, that team has to compete in the next competition in a lower division, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
e.g. The club was demoted at the end of last season.
上个赛季末该俱乐部被降级了。
verb
1. assign to a lower position
reduce in rank
e.g. She was demoted because she always speaks up
He was broken down to Sergeant
Synonym: bumprelegatebreakkick downstairs