Great Britain and France had officially been demoted to the minor leagues for good.

英国和法国都被官方永久降级为小联盟国。

But you were quite right in demoting him.

不过你把他撤了是完全对的。

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。

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

一名曾任职于广岛市某医院的女性就自己因怀孕而遭降职一事入禀法院，终获胜诉。

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。

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

她曾经是我们的主唱，但是我们让她降级了，因为她还不够优秀。

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

其实不是我的一家之言 而是国际天文联合会投票决定的。

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

在任命政府职位时，苏纳克降低了气候政策部长的职位。

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。

More than seventy-five years later, that planetary status was revoked and Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet.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，冥王星行星的地位被取消，并被降级为一颗矮行星。

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

那么，“被贬” 是什么意思呢？

Humor is very powerful in denigrating and demoting people.

幽默可以很有力地贬低和降低人们的地位。

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

专家称这个单位的指挥人员会被送到劳改所，或是会被降职，或是被重新教育。

But has Starmer stored up a problem by effectively demoting Nandy?

但斯塔默有效地降级南迪是否是在埋下一个问题呢？

Or maybe I'm gonna get demoted a little bit.

或者我可能会被降职一点。

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

所以：“我被降级了。 ” ，“公司降级了我。

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

专家表示，这些小队的指挥官可能被送去劳改营，可能被降职或送去进行劳动教养。

So, “demoted” is not a good thing.

所以，“降职” 可不是什么好事。

No individual gets promoted or demoted alone.

没有人单独晋升或降职。

So " demoted" means to get a lower position.

所以“贬”就是降位的意思。