downgrading
v. 使降低,使降级( downgrade的现在分词 )
If something is downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have.
The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...
男孩已脱离生命危险,但病情仍很严重。
The female role has been downgraded altogether in the drive for greater equality.
在争取更多平等的运动中,女性角色完全被贬低了。
If someone is downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money.
There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded...
在被降职前她的工作从未受过批评。
His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.
他的上司先将他暂时停职,随后把他降职。
For those now staying at less expensive properties , the downgrading brings some discomforts.
对那些现在改住较便宜饭店的高阶主管来说,饭店降级使得住起来不再那么舒服.