step down

英 [step daʊn]

美 [step daʊn]

辞职; 下台; 让位

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 辞职;下台;让位
  If someonesteps downorsteps aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
  1. Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge...
     伊藤法官说，如果他的妻子被传作证，他将不再担任初审法官。
  2. Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man.
     很多人更希望看到他下台，以让位给更年轻的人。

英英释义

verb

• reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
  1. de-escalate a crisis
  Synonym:de-escalateweaken
• give up or retire from a position
  1. The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
  2. The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
  Synonym:leave officequitresign

双语例句

• After the bind(), it can step down ( using setuid()) to run as the instance user.
  在bind（）之后，服务器可以降级（使用setuid（））为作为实例用户运行。
• Do you think she's going to step down from that?
  你难道以为她就这么善罢甘休了？
• Data selection is the first step down the road of data-driven testing.
  数据选择是沿着数据驱动测试之路的第一步。
• The reactionaries will never, of their own accord, step down from the stage of history.
  反动派决不会自行退出历史舞台。
• His forceful argument soon made the opposing speaker step down.
  他有力的论点很快就使对方的发言者认输了。
• I hung in the wind a moment before asking leave to step down.
  我踌躇了一会儿，还是请求辞职。
• Once you've determined why taking a step down makes sense, prepare to sell yourself hard.
  一旦你决定了为什么向下走会有意义，努力准备好把自己卖出去。
• The interim president may step down unless he forges a new coalition government.
  临时总统除非组建一个新的联合政府，不然就可能下台。
• This means that in emergency situations or sudden deceleration, the transmission can quickly step down to LOW gear.
  这意味着在紧急情况或突然减速时变速器能够快速的降到低齿轮。
• We're all sorry to see you step down.
  我们都很遗憾看到你辞职。