V-T If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment. 使降级; 使降职
It's very difficult to demote somebody who has been filling in during maternity leave.
给替代歇产假的人降职是很难的。
demotion N-VAR 降级; 降职
He is seeking redress for what he alleges was an unfair demotion.
他正在为他所声称不公正的降职寻求赔偿。
Supreme power in the deme was vested in the assembly of the demotes.
德莫的最高权力，属于德莫特大会。
This dynamically demotes the Back button to an ordinary toolbar button.
这段代码动态地将后退按钮降级成了一个普通的工具栏按钮。
The flux in the riser reactor is close to plug flow, which greatly demotes the back mixing.
并且使提升管反应器的流型更加接近活塞流，进一步减少返混。
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