kick upstairs

短语

明升暗降

发音

AU

词形变化

kicked upstairs kicking upstairs kicks upstairs 三单 kicks upstairs kicking upstairs 现在分词 kicked upstairs 过去式 kicked upstairs 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To promote (an employee considered troublesome) to a position of lesser influence, but of apparently higher status.

    习语 非正式 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

raise advance promote upgrade elevate

上位词 4

assign delegate designate depute

下位词 9

favor prefer favour gentle tenure entitle bring up brevet ennoble