demoted
past simple and past participle ofdemote
| 单词 | demoted |
| 释义 | demoted past simple and past participle ofdemote demote verb[T] uk/dɪˈməʊt/us/dɪˈmoʊt/tolowersomeone or something inrankorposition: Thecaptainwas demoted (tosergeant) forfailingtofulfilhisduties. Synonym relegate Opposites advance boost elevate promote(RAISE) raise Promoting staff
Examplesofdemoteddemoted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nonetheless, he continued to live a precarious life, being promoted anddemotedconstantly, depending on palace intrigues. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesedemotedincumbents then went on to cast more dissenting votes in the subsequent parliament than their colleagues. From theCambridge English Corpus I thereforedemotedthose candidates that had fewer syllables than the misspelling. From theCambridge English Corpus On the contrary, shedemotedhim to the status of a household servant or, at best, hired help. From theCambridge English Corpus The logical subject is thus said to be 'demoted' to an oblique, whereas the logical object is ' promoted ' to subject. From theCambridge English Corpus A certain percentage aredemotedto autarky forever and are barred permanently from the credit market. From theCambridge English Corpus Only when this constraint wasdemotedcould true clusters surface correctly. From theCambridge English Corpus Today the latter aredemotedto a precarious state, objects of attack in the pursuit of political correctness. From theCambridge English Corpus For the boundary spanner who isdemotedin this process, there are several items that must be addressed. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedemotedsubject may likewise be realized as an oblique. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, hedemotedinduction and deduction to merely stages of checking the validity of an already formed hypothesis. From theCambridge English Corpus Thesedemotedincumbents then cast more dissenting votes in the subsequent term than their more fortunate peers. From theCambridge English Corpus The surge in backbench dissent could, for example, be the result of actions by bothdemotedincumbents and poorly socialized neophytes. From theCambridge English Corpus Individuals who commissioned freelance work were promoted ordemoted, left the organisation and retired. From theCambridge English Corpus It is equally true, of course, that ministers may be promoted to more powerful or higher-profile departments, such as finance and foreign affairs, ordemotedto departmental backwaters. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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