Teams that performed poorly would be demoted.

表现欠佳的球队要降级。

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You would probably not be demoted: moved to a less senior job.

你不太可能被贬职：被调动到职务低一些的岗位。

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In order to run the REFRESH command on a repository, it must first be demoted to a non-repository.

为了在储存库上运行REFRESH命令，首先需要将它降级为非储存库。

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Those that didn't get in line knew they'd eventually be demoted to penny-stock status.

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Carlton Cole's reward for his public complaints about West Ham's current plight was to be demoted to the bench.

BBC: West Ham 3-1 Wigan

Liuzzi's German team mate Adrian Sutil, who had suffered a driveshaft failure in final practice, qualified 14th but will be demoted five places on the starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.

BBC: Sebastian Vettel pips Fernando Alonso to German F1 pole