She was our lead singer, but we demoted her because she wasn't good enough.

她曾经我们主唱，但我们让她降级了，因为她还不够优秀。

I've been demoted to dwarf planet status, so please listen.

我被降格成了矮行星，所以请好好听。

And she was so incensed at your demoting Hugh from the management of the mill.

而且，她对于你不让休再经营那个木厂也很生气呢。

But you were quite right in demoting him.

不过你把他撤了完全对。

But I actually didn't demote Pluto. That was a vote of the International Astronomical Union.

其实不我一家之言 而天文联合会投票决定。

In his appointments to government jobs, Mr Sunak demoted the status of the minister for climate policies.

在命政府位时，苏纳克降低了气候政策部位。

Burns Strider was accused of sexually harassing a young female staffer. He was demoted, but not fired.

因性侵一名年轻女员工，伯恩斯·斯特赖德遭到质控，但他只遭到了降级处分，并没有被开除。

It found in favour of a mother who had sued a medical practice in Hiroshima for demoting her.

一名曾于广岛市某医院女性就自己因怀孕而遭降一事入禀法院，终获胜诉。

More than seventy-five years later, that planetary status was revoked and Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet.

而在超过75年以后，冥王星行星地位被取消，并被降级为一颗矮行星。

Experts say the commanders of these units could be sent to labor camps, could be demoted, or sent for reeducation.

专家称这个单位指挥人员会被送到劳改所，或会被降，或被重新教育。

Experts say the commanders of these units could be sent to labor camps, could be demoted, or sent for reeducation.

专家表示，这些小队指挥官可能被送去劳改营，可能被降或送去进行劳动教养。

I'm washing dishes. Well, I was on the turkey line, but I got demoted for being too generous with the gravy.

我来刷盘子啊, 我本来分火鸡, 但因为肉汁给太多，被下放来刷盘子了。

Humor is very powerful in denigrating and demoting people.

幽默可以很有力地贬低和降低人们地位。

So, what does it mean “to be demoted”?

那么，“被贬” 什么意思呢？

So, “demoted” is not a good thing.

所以，“降” 可不什么好事。

“I was demoted.”, “The company demoted me.”

所以：“我被降级了。 ” ，“公司降级了我。

Technically, he'd been demoted to President of Technology, but he knew what that really meant.

从技术上讲，他已经降为技术总裁，但他明白这实上意味着什么。

So " demoted" means to get a lower position.

所以“降”意味着位降低了。

No individual gets promoted or demoted alone.

没有人单独晋升或降。

He started yelling at people, maybe he fired some people, maybe demoted some people.

他开始对人大吼大叫， 也许他解雇了一些人， 也许降了一些人。