柯林斯詞典relegate /?r?l??ɡe?t/ (relegating,relegated,relegates) 1. V-T If you relegate someone or something to a less important position, you give them this position. 使降級(jí) Might it not be better to relegate the king to a purely ceremonial function? 使該國(guó)王降級(jí)到一種純粹禮儀性的職能難道不更好嗎？ 返回 relegate劍橋詞典to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position 貶職；使降級(jí)；降低…的地位 She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job . 因被降職做文書(shū)，她就辭了職。 The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper . 這篇報(bào)道從重要版面撤下，刊登在中間的版面上。 UK If a football team is relegated, it is moved down to a lower division . 使（足球隊(duì)）降級(jí) If Southampton lose again they may be relegated from the Premier League to the First Division. 如果南安普敦隊(duì)再輸?shù)舯荣惖脑?，就要從英超降?jí)到英甲了。 比較promote (RAISE) 返回 relegate