relegate
relegate 英 [ˈrelɪgeɪt] 美 [ˈrɛlɪˌɡet]
vt. 把降低到；降级
进行时:relegating 过去式:relegated 过去分词:relegated 第三人称单数:relegates 名词复数:relegates
- Relegate means assign to a lower position. If the quarterback of the football team stops making decent throws he might be relegated to the position of benchwarmer, while another kid is given the chance to play.
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- vt. 把降低到；降级
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1. teams threatened with relegation
受降级威胁的球队
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2. She was then relegated to the role of assistant.
随后她被降级做助手了。
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3. He relegated the incident to the back of his mind.
他将这件事抛到了脑后。
- relegate (v.) 1590s "to banish, send into exile," from Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside," from re- "back" (see re-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790. Related: Relegated; relegating; relegable.
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