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downgrade['daunɡreid]n.1.■[美国、加拿大英语]2.■(尤指道路等的)下坡;下坡度;向下的路线(或趋势)3.■[比喻]下坡路adj.1.■下坡的;向下的;向下坡的;倾斜的;趋向没落的adv.1.■向下;向坡下;倾斜地,趋向没落地vt.1.■使降职,使降级,降低(职位、收入等);降低(工人或工种的)等级和工资:The general manager downgraded the employee.总经理将那名雇员降职。We downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.我们把军事戒备从紧急状态降至待命状态。2.■降低…的作用(或价值、尊严等);贬低;诋毁:He tried to downgrade the latest research findings.他极力贬低这个最新研究成果。3.■低估,小看,轻视,不重视:You can't downgrade the litte boy.你不可小看那个小男孩。4.■使(情报、文件等)降低(保)密级:to downgrade an older information把一份较旧的情报降低密级on the downgrade在走下坡路;衰落;每况愈下变形vt.downgradeddowngrading |