relegate
降級；置於次要位置
描述被放到次要位置
The coach relegated him to the bench after several poor performances.
幾次表現不佳後，教練把他放到替補席。
義項
降級B2verb降級；置於次要位置
The coach relegated him to the bench after several poor performances.
幾次表現不佳後，教練把他放到替補席。
relegate to the bench
片語
relegate to second place重要性降低 →置於第二位
relegated to a lower division級別下降 →降至較低級別
你會不會這樣說？
Mia 本來負責公司的大案子，後來被調去做不重要的雜事。She was ___ to small jobs. 該填哪一個？（relegated／praised）
看答案
relegated
relegate 指被降到較不重要的位置，不是被稱讚。
字族
relegation 降級