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

• We're all sorry to see you step down.
  我们都很遗憾看到你辞职。
• He has decided that he doesn't want to embarrass the movement and will therefore step down
  他已拿定主意：他不想令运动陷入困窘的境地，因此决心辞职。
• 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。
• He would be able to step down from the cross.
  他就可以从十字架上走下来。
• 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？
• How can I step down now?
  你叫我如何下台！
• 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。
• A few years ago, when Ferguson planned to step down, it was Sven-G ö ran Eriksson.
  几年前当弗格森计划退休的时候，埃里克森和奥尼尔是大热门。
• 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。
• Yemenis danced in the streets, set off fireworks and waved flags as Saleh finally agreed to step down.
  在总统萨利赫最终同意签署协议后，首都萨那成了庆祝的海洋，也门人民在街道上纵情舞蹈燃放焰火。萨利赫也成为也门历史上第四位被迫下台的领导人。