For this peccadillo he was demoted and sent back to pound the beat.由于這次過失,他被降了級(jí),又被打發(fā)去干徒步巡警了.They have been demoted to less responsible jobs.他們被降職去做不太重要的工作。He would be moved sideways, rather than demoted.他會(huì)被平級(jí)調(diào)動(dòng)而不是降級(jí)。The ...