relegated

英 [ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd]

美 [ˈrelɪɡeɪtɪd]

v.  使贬职; 使降级; 降低…的地位; 使(运动队，尤指足球队)降级; 使降组
relegate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：relegated　过去式：relegated　

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柯林斯词典

• VERB 贬黜;把…降级;把…降格
  If yourelegatesomeone or somethingtoa less important position, you give them this position.
  1. Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?...
     让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好？
  2. Other newspapers relegated the item to the middle pages.
     其他的报纸把这条消息降格报道，放到了中间版面。
• VERB 使(球队)降级
  If a sports team that competes in a leagueis relegated, it has to compete in a lower division in the next competition, because it was one of the least successful teams in the higher division.
  1. If Leigh lose, they'll be relegated.
     如果利失球，他们将会降级。
  2. ...a team about to be relegated to the second division.
     即将被降到乙级的球队。

双语例句

• Villa had just been relegated from the First Division.
  维拉队刚刚从甲级联赛中降级。
• The locals shun you and you are relegated to sightseeing and taking cheesy photos.
  当地人不愿和你交流，而你只能退而求其次，到处观光，拍一些咧着嘴傻笑的照片。
• He relegated much of the work to his assistant.
  他把很多工作交付给了他的助手。
• I think that should be relegated to the garbage can of history.
  我认为应该把它扔进历史的垃圾箱。
• He has spent 19 million pounds, lost three cup finals and been relegated. So much for money.
  他已花了1,900万英镑，输掉了三场杯赛决赛，球队也降级了。钱也不是万能的。
• You will be relegated to the island if you are against the king.
  若你反对国王，你将被流放到那个岛上去。
• He never involves his senior staff in decision making; they feel relegated to the status of office boys.
  他从不让那些年长职员参与决策；他们感觉像是被当作办公室跑腿的了。
• I have been relegated to the role of a mere assistant.
  已经把我降到只任助手的工作了。
• Competition is fierce and the majority of high school seniors will be relegated to vocational schools.
  竞争是激烈的，大部分的高中生最后不得不被分配到职业学校去。
• They've relegated us to this dark little office.
  他们把我们放到这间又小又黑的办公室。