downgrade
UK/'daʊngreɪd; daʊn'greɪd/US/'dajn^reid/
C2
释义
v.
To reduce in rank, status, or rating.
降级；下调评级。
n.
A reduction in rank or rating; (also) a downhill slope.
降级；（评级）下调；下坡。
词根拆分
词根派生down（向下）+ grade（等级）= 降一级。upgrade 的镜像。常见于金融（downgrade a credit rating 下调信用评级）和科技（downgrade to the free plan 降为免费套餐）。
词根 gress 还连着 64 个词例句
- 1.
The agency downgraded the country's credit rating.
评级机构下调了该国的信用评级。
- 2.
He chose to downgrade to a cheaper subscription.
他选择降级到更便宜的订阅套餐。