1.下坡的;衰落的
1.下坡
1.降低(地位,级别,阶级等),贬低(他人);(美国政府文件)降低(保密级)
1.to treat something in a way that shows that you think it is now less important than it was
2.to move someone to a job that is less important and has less pay, or to change a job so that it is less important and has less pay
3.to give someone a lower grade for an examination than they received at first
1.Step four would be the downgrading of the monoline insurers, which do not deserve the AAA rating on which their business depends.
第四步是债券保险公司评级被下调，它们没有资格获得其业务所依赖的AAA等级。
2.On Tuesday Dagong repeated the trick, downgrading the local and foreign currency credit rating for the U. S. to A with a negative outlook.
周二，大公故伎重演，将美国本、外币信用评级下调至A，展望为负面。
3.Everyone (well, the media at least) seems to be acting as if Moody's downgrading the United States would be a bad thing.
每个人（好吧，至少是每个媒体）都似乎表现出如果穆迪下调美国国债信用评级将是一件坏事。
4.Dump it, or at least cut it back. You can save hundreds of dollars a year by downgrading your cable service.
放弃吧，或者至少不用有线，这样你每年可以节约上百美金续有线服务费。
5.Rating agencies have been criticised for not downgrading debt sufficiently in the run-up to the financial crisis.
评级机构被指责在金融危机前期没能充分降低债务评级。
6.The chances of at least one if not more of the ratings agencies downgrading American debt are now quite good.
如果不会有太多评级机构下调美国国债评级的话，已经算是万幸了。
7.This led to a downgrading of the quality banks' assets, and resulted in a rising financial crisis.
这导致了银行资产质量的下降和增加金融危机。
8.mode may have to wait until the end of this year, even though many economists are downgrading expectations for economic growth in 2010.
尽管许多经济学家正在降低对2010年经济成长的预期，但明显重启经济刺激政策可能还要等到今年年底。
9.Before downgrading U. S. debt, S. & P. sent a preliminary draft of its press release to the U. S. Treasury.
在对美国债务降级之前，标准普尔将其新闻发布件的初稿寄给美国财政部。
10.There is thought to be concern in Washington at the prospect of a close ally downgrading its military capabilities.
有人认为，美国政府对于这位亲密盟友降级了的军事能力表示出极大关注。