relegate

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rel·e·gate /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive]  1  formalIMPORTANT to give someone or something a less important position than before 降低…的地位；贬低relegate somebody/something to something Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs. 妇女往往被安排去做打字、归档等较不重要的工作。2  British EnglishDS if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division 将〔运动队〕降级 OPP promoterelegate something/somebody to something We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year. 去年我们被降为丁级队。 —relegation /ˌreləˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

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relegate• Shankly was assistant manager to Andy Beattie when Huddersfield were relegated.• She had dismissed him quite brutally, relegating him to the status of a passing fancy, or less.• Featherstone, relegated last season, coasted to a 34-15 win at Huddersfield.• Our team were relegated to a minor league.• Carlo has been relegated to a more junior position in the company.• In many places, it has been relegated to a reform of vocational education.• Monetary policy was relegated to the fairly minor role of preventing excessive fluctuations in interest rates.• Race, relegated to the periphery, can intrude into the most ordinary evening out.Origin relegate (1400-1500) Latin past participle of relegare “to send back to do a job”

rel·e·gate verbChineseSyllable  

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relegate
rel‧e‧gate /ˈreləɡeɪt, ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ verb [transitive]1. formal to give someone or something a less important position than before
    relegate somebody/something to something
    Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs.
2. British English if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division
   OPP  promote
    relegate something/somebody to something
    We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year.
—relegation /ˌreləˈɡeɪʃən, ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

rele·gateBrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they relegate BrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it relegates BrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪts/ 🔊past simple relegated BrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle relegated BrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form relegating BrE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth (to sth) to give sb a lower or less important position, rank, etc. than before 使贬职；使降级；降低…的地位◆She was then relegated to the role of assistant. 随后她被降级做助手了。🔊🔊◆He relegated the incident to the back of his mind. 他将这个事件抛到了脑后。🔊🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth (especially BrE) to move a sports team, especially a football (soccer) team, to a lower position within an official league 使（运动队，尤指足球队）降级；使降组 OPP promote ▸ rele·ga·tion BrE /ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrelɪˈɡeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆teams threatened with relegation有降级危险的球队