His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.是什么意思？

His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.

他的上司先将他暂时停职，随后把他降职。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

superiors

n. 上级，长官，上司( superior的名词复数 )，较好的人[事物]，优胜者，修道院院长，方丈；

例句
His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。

suspended

adj. 暂停的，缓期的（宣判），悬浮的；v. 悬( suspend的过去式和过去分词 )，延缓，暂停，使暂时停职（或停学等）；

例句
The ballerina remained suspended in a faultless arabesque.
这位芭蕾舞女演员一直保持着完美的阿拉贝斯克舞姿不动。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

then

adv. 那时，然后，那么，话说回来；adj. 当时的，那时的；

例句
Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
莉兹调了调后视镜，将车子挪出了停车位。

downgraded

v. 使降低，使降级( downgrade的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
The boy's condition has been downgraded from critical to serious...
男孩已脱离生命危险，但病情仍很严重。