1 downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd/ verb downgrades; downgraded; downgrading
downgrades; downgraded; downgrading
Learner's definition of DOWNGRADE
[+ object]
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: to give (someone or something) a lower rank or grade(使)降职,降级,降档 -
If you confess to the crime, we may be able to downgrade [=reduce] the charge.如果你承认罪行,我们有可能会减轻对你的指控。
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The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.那家饭店从三星降级到了二星。
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a soldier downgraded [=demoted] in rank for misconduct因行为不端遭降级的士兵
— opposite upgrade 2
: to cause (someone or something) to be thought of as less valuable, important, etc.贬低;轻视;低估 2 downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd/ noun
plural downgrades
2 downgrade
/ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd/
noun
plural downgrades
Learner's definition of DOWNGRADE
[count] chiefly US
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: an area or surface that goes downward : a downward slope下坡 2
: an occurrence in which something becomes worse, less valuable, etc.退步;下滑;下降