downgrade是英語多詞性辭彙，兼具動詞、名詞、形容詞及副詞用法，核心含義包括"降級""貶低""下坡"等。動詞含義涵蓋職位調整（員工降職）、金融操作（信用評級下調）、技術維護（軟體版本回退）等場景；名詞側重狀態描述（經濟衰退、地形下坡）；形容詞與副詞形式用於描述向下趨勢。短語搭配如"credit downgrade""on the downgrade"高頻套用於金融與商業領域，該辭彙被列為CET6+及TEM8級學術用語。詞形變化包含複數downgrades、現在分詞downgrading等形態。
基本介紹
- 外文名：downgrade
- 詞性：名詞、形容詞、副詞、動詞
- 英式發音：[ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]
- 美式發音：[ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]
單詞釋義,單詞用法,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd] 美 [ˌdaʊnˈɡreɪd]
v. 使降級，使降職；貶低，輕視
n. 退步，下降；下坡
adj. 下坡的
adv. 下坡地
單詞用法
柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典
downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd/ CET6+ TEM8 ( downgrading, downgraded, downgrades )
1.V-T If something is downgraded, it is given less importance than it used to have or than you think it should have. 降級 [usu passive]
2.V-T If someone is downgraded, their job or status is changed so that they become less important or receive less money. 降職
短語搭配
downgrade rights 降級權 ; 降級權利
graceful downgrade 舒緩降級
Downgrade Risk 降級風險
credit downgrade 信用評級下調
Vista Downgrade to XPP 作業系統
on the downgrade 在走下坡路；衰落；每況愈下
雙語例句
- PPR will be keen to avoid a downgrade. PPR將盡最大努力避免被降級。
- House Republicans own this credit downgrade. 眾議院共和黨人才是被信用降級的人。
- Then there is the impact of a ratings downgrade. 其次還有評級下調的影響。
- He tried to downgrade the latest research findings. 他極力貶低這個最新研究成果。
- That does not mean a downgrade is inevitable, however. 但這也並不意味著降級是不可避免的。
- Has the downgrade shaken loyalty to the greenback? 信用評級下降動搖了各國對美鈔的信賴么？
- Ratings agencies will surely downgrade the country. 評估機構必將下降義大利的信用評級。
- China has nothing to fear from the U.S. credit downgrade. 中國無需對美國信用降級感到擔心。
- Consensus is generally sought before a downgrade is made. 在降級之前一般要求達成共識。
- European debt crisis: will Ireland be next for a downgrade? 歐洲債務危機：愛爾蘭會成為下一個降級對象嗎？
- This was the most benign outcome, if a downgrade was to happen. 若降級注定不可避免，那么這就是最良性的結果。
- So there is no reason to take Friday's downgrade of America seriously. 因此，根本沒有理由把周五對美國的降級當成什麼大的事情。
- The forint remains stable, even after a recent credit-rating downgrade. 甚至在最近的信用評級降級後，福林仍保持平穩。
- I don't think the likelihood of a downgrade is reflected in the market. 下調評級的舉動反映了市場情緒。
- However, this mechanism enables a subscriber to downgrade the QoS of a message. 不過，該機制允許訂閱伺服器降級訊息的QoS。
- Adding up what the effect a downgrade would have on bond yields is a bit tricky. 準確評估降級對國債收益率的影響是一件比較棘手的事情。
- But the purchase prompted two ratings agencies to downgrade Novartis's bonds. 但是這一收購公布後兩家評級機構下調了諾華的債券評級。
- The indirect implications of the downgrade, though, may prove more troublesome. 不過，美債降級的間接影響可能會更加棘手。
- Standard &Poor’s, a rating agency, said this week it may downgrade Lehman’s debt. 評級機構標準普爾表示這周可能會降低萊曼債務的等級。
- It needed the cash to avoid a potentially damaging downgrade of its credit rating. 它們需要現金以避免其信用評級災難性的下滑。
- Standard & Poor’s, a rating agency, said this week it may downgrade Lehman’s debt. 評級機構標準普爾表示這周可能會降低萊曼債務的等級。
- The pressure on the Eurozone has been ratcheted up another notch because of the downgrade. 因為降級，歐元區的壓力再次升級。
- The Portugal downgrade was a reminder of why the EU is keen to contain Greece's troubles. 葡萄牙的評級下調提起了歐盟對於希臘問題的關注。
- As for the timing, the debt deal in Congress just before the downgrade was plainly inadequate. 至於時機，降級之前的國會債務協定根本不夠。
- Now Wall Street is pushing the idea that investors have already priced in a potential downgrade. 現在，華爾街在向投資者灌輸市場一直處於降級預期當中。
- They wield great power-a downgrade can tip a company into bankruptcy-but lack accountability. 它們手握大權——一次等級下調就可以使一個公司破產，但卻不負相應的責任。
- Any downgrade of Japanese sovereign debt would certainly increase the likelihood of a debt crisis. 任何調低日本主權債務評級的行為，都會加大債務危機爆發的可能性。
