relegate

'religeit

六级GRE Collins 2

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment
v. assign to a class or kind

vt. 驱逐, 使降低地位, 把...归类, 把...委托给
[法] 流放, 判流放刑, 驱逐

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relegate 由前缀 re-（表示“再次”或“向后”）和词根 legate（来自拉丁语 legare，意为“委托”或“送去”）组成，整体意思是“将某人或某事降级或转移到较低的位置”。

例句

1. The team was relegated to a lower division after losing too many games.

这个球队在输掉太多比赛后被降级到一个较低的联赛。

2. She felt that her ideas were relegated to the background during the meeting.

她觉得自己的想法在会议中被 relegated 到了背景。

3. The company decided to relegate the less important tasks to junior staff.

公司决定将不太重要的任务 relegated 给初级员工。