downgrade
降级
definition
verb
some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semiskilled
reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.
noun
A later rating by rival Moody's Investors Service kept Ford's debt rating at investment-grade status, the S&P downgrades shocked the corporate bond market.
an instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.
This was the original Montreal-Toronto mainline (legally the Ontario & Quebec Railway) and a roller coaster of upgrades and downgrades .
a downward gradient, typically on a railroad track or road.
translation of 'downgrade'
verb
压紧,
下坡
adjective
下坡的
example
Complicating matters was the fact the yard was on a 'downgrade' and cars had to be ridden and hand-braked to prevent them from running out over Strachan Avenue and into the dump.
The track from Brient to Michipicoten is on a heavy 'downgrade' .
a steep 'downgrade' for which he had to put the car in second
This recovery was due more to sharp operation on the long 'downgrade' to Hinton than any display of power on the T1's part.
Soon after they resumed, the road crested a hill and began switching back and forth sharply, for the 'downgrade' was very steep.
The latest figures issued on Friday on the economy's performance may appear to be a fractional 'downgrade' of no great importance.
In wake of the liquidity and cash flow problems, rating agencies are closely monitoring the institution for a possible 'downgrade' .
With no suitable alternative location being offered by the Council the removal of the taxi rank is a 'downgrade' in the taxi service of Ballina.
More importantly, the blanket 'downgrade' of Fitch implies an extraordinary delinquency in respect of its regulatory oversight functions.
S&P put the company on negative credit watch on Sept. 12 for a possible 'downgrade' to noninvestment-grade status.
Some analysts have speculated that GM could face a 'downgrade' of its credit rating to junk status.
Despite the 'downgrade' to a club level sport, Cross believes Macalester's skiers will still be able to compete in intercollegiate competition.
Investors took that as a hint that a 'downgrade' to junk status may be in the offing.
Obviously, this estimate is used to strengthen the case for further 'downgrades' .
Still, with the stock battered and rating agencies considering further 'downgrades' , that could rapidly change.
Fears are growing in Limerick this week that cancer services at the Regional Hospital could be 'downgraded' .
Even the whisper of new equity or debt offerings provokes warnings of 'downgrades' from rating agencies and investor stampedes.
However, under this legislation we have 'downgraded' safety to the same level as sustainability.
The earnings season is generally positive, ratings trends are allowing for more upgrades than 'downgrades' , economic data is supportive that growth will continue, and new issuance in both debt and equity remains limited.
In other markets, there could be a high level of earnings disappointment which has led to some 'downgrades' .
But the report has stopped short of recommending which hospitals will be 'downgraded' .
Their concern is that the quality of service will be 'downgraded' if the proposals are implemented.
On steeper 'downgrades' , a higher acceleration will be achievable through the assistance of gravity.
Boots' shares were 'downgraded' by British analysts following disappointing second quarter results last week.
In my life on the internet I had just 'downgraded' the firewall from a minor nuisance to virtual non-existent.
Evacuees were not paying council tax and some bandings had been 'downgraded' , reducing the amount of rates collected.
Apart from the ease of apparently authentic numbering, holograms have been globally 'downgraded' as a protection.
Contractual disputes and cost blow-outs on the project have seen Multiplex issue three profit 'downgrades' , and investors have slashed 40 per cent off Multiplex's share price this year.
The code of conduct threatens penalties ranging from administrative sanctions and temporary suspension of duty, to rank 'downgrades' and dismissal.
Five years ago Selby police station's cells were 'downgraded' due to cutbacks, and prisoners could only spend six hours there.
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