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relegate

英 ['relɪgeɪt] 美['rɛlɪɡet]
  • vt. 把降低到;归入;提交

英英释意


1. refer to another person for decision or judgment;
"She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
2. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank;
"She was demoted because she always speaks up"
"He was broken down to Sargeant"
3. expel, as if by official decree;
"he was banished from his own country"
4. assign to a class or kind;
"How should algae be classified?"
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms"