relegate sb/sth to sth
常用于体育比赛或地位降低的场景。
The club was relegated to the third division after a poor season.
那个俱乐部因表现不佳被降级到第三级别。
把…降级；使…处于次要地位
流放；放逐；遣走；提交；移交；流放、驱逐、调离或送走。；委托或指派。；提交或呈报。
To assign someone or something to a lower or less important position, rank, or category.
常用于被动语态：be relegated to sth，表示“被降级到…”。
流放、驱逐、调离或送走。
Exile, banish, remove, or send away.
委托或指派。
Consign or assign.
提交或呈报。
Refer or submit.
一般现在时
The boss relegates unimportant tasks to junior staff.
老板把不重要的任务委派给初级员工。
现在进行时
They are relegating the old equipment to the storage room.
他们正把旧设备归置到储藏室。
一般过去时
The team was relegated to a lower division after losing the match.
那支队伍在输掉比赛后被降级到较低级别。
规则动词，常用于描述降级、委派或归类。
After poor performance, the team was relegated to a lower division.
由于表现不佳，这支球队被降级到了低一级的联赛。
用法提示：relegate 用作被动语态，表示“将（球队）降级到较低级别”。
The manager relegated the routine tasks to his assistant.
经理把日常事务委托给了他的助手。
用法提示：relegate 表示“把（任务）委托给（某人）”，后接 to + 人。
The old files were relegated to the basement storage room.
那些旧文件被归入了地下储藏室。
用法提示：relegate 表示“把（物品）归类到较低等级或不重要的地方”。
常用于体育比赛或地位降低的场景。
The club was relegated to the third division after a poor season.
那个俱乐部因表现不佳被降级到第三级别。
较为正式，表示将任务或职责交付他人。
She relegated the administrative work to her junior colleague.
她把行政工作委托给了她的初级同事。
被动结构，强调被降级或归入较低类别。
Old equipment is often relegated to storage rooms.
旧设备经常被归入储藏室。
demote 专指职务降级，而 relegate 可泛指等级或类别的降低
downgrade 常用于质量、重要性或等级的降低，较通用
consign 侧重移交处置，常含否定意味，使用范围较窄
grammar · medium
易错句子He was relegated a lower division.
正确表达He was relegated to a lower division.
relegate表示“使降级”时，必须搭配介词to引出降级的目标位置，不能直接跟名词作宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The boss delegated him to the basement office.
正确表达The boss relegated him to the basement office.
delegate意为“授权、委派”，而relegate意为“使降级、贬黜”。句中想表达“贬到地下室办公室”，应用relegate，而非delegate。
delegate 强调授予权力或职责，relegate 强调降级或贬低
使降到最底层
The team was relegated to the bottom of the league after losing ten matches in a row.
在连续输了十场比赛后，这支球队被降到了联赛的最底层。
降至较低级别
Poor performance caused the club to be relegated to a lower division.
糟糕的表现导致这家俱乐部降到了一个较低的级别。
使靠边站；使边缘化
The veteran player was relegated to the sidelines after the new coach took over.
新教练上任后，这位老将就被边缘化了。
降到次要角色
The once-dominant actor was relegated to a secondary role in the film.
这位曾经占据主导地位的演员在这部电影中降到了次要角色。
降级为...的地位
The company was relegated to the status of a minor player in the industry.
这家公司被降级为行业中的一个小角色。
归于过去；使成为历史
These outdated practices should be relegated to the past.
这些过时的做法应该被归入历史。
与relegate都涉及位置或职责的改变
与relegate都涉及将任务或地位指定给他人
与relegate都涉及将事物归入特定类别
与relegate都涉及将权力或任务交给他人
与relegate在法律语境中都指强制驱逐
靠边站，边缘化
The veteran player was relegated to the sidelines after his injury.
这位资深球员受伤后被边缘化了。
降级到乙级联赛
The team was relegated to the second division after a poor season.
该队在经历了一个糟糕的赛季后被降级到乙级联赛。
成为历史
The old factory was relegated to history with the rise of new technology.
随着新技术的兴起，旧工厂成为了历史。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.