每日一词【348】downgrade：降级

今天我们要学的词是downgrade。 Downgrade, 是降级的意思。"A U.S. intelligence report downgraded Iran as a nuclear threat," 美国的一份情报报告降低了伊朗作为核威胁的评估级别。"Goldman Sachs downgraded XM stock from 'neutral' to 'sell,'" 高盛集团公司将美国的卫星数字音频广播XM公司的股票评级从“中性”降低为“卖出”。

医院科系的裁减往往会受到民众的抵制， "Plans to downgrade hospital services always face strong opposition¹ from the public." 好的，今天我们学习的词是downgrade...

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。