法律英语词汇
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单词:relegate [ˈrɛliɡeit] v.t. ① to give someone or something a less important position than before 降低……的地位或级别; ② if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division 使球队降级
relegate的固定搭配是relegate sb/sth to sth
relegation [ˌrɛliˈɡeiʃən] n[U]
索引词:relegate
例文:[例12]
Better-paid jobs require a minimum level of schooling while workers who are illiterate are more susceptible to exploitation. Lack of education relegates Nepali workers to low wage roles. 收入更高的工作要求工作者受过最起码的学校教育,而没有读写能力的工作者更容易遭受剥削。缺乏教育使尼泊尔工作者沦为低工资劳工。
[例13]
Southampton fans may not welcome belt-tightening at the club, which narrowly avoided relegation this year and is among the league’s lower-earning teams. 俱乐部今年勉强避免降级,目前是联赛收入较低的球队之一,但南安普敦队的球迷也许不欢迎俱乐部削减开支的做法。
[例14]
The state’s legislature and governor had been unable to agree to a budget for two years, prompting S&P and fellow rating agency Moody’s to relegate the state’s rating to the lowest possible investment grade. 该州的立法机关和州长两年来一直无法就预算达成一致,这促使标准普尔和同行评级机构穆迪将该州的评级下调到尽可能低的投资级别。