downgrade
- reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
- an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance;a downward gradient on a railway or road
noun: downgrade, plural noun: downgrades
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動詞
- 1. reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one
- 2. North American a downward gradient on a railway or road a steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second
- in decline
Oxford Dictionary
- in decline
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈdounˌɡrād]
美式
- reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance: some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semiskilled
- an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance: downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one
Oxford American Dictionary