stand down

英 [ˈstænd daʊn]

美 [ˈstænd daʊn]

（从要职上）退下，下台（让位给他人）

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (从重要职位上)退下，下台(常为了让位给别人)
  If someonestands down, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
  1. Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office...
     4天后，这位遭到鄙视的领导人终于下台了，离他就职只有 17 天。
  2. Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
     因利润骤降，他作为董事长于去年 1 月辞职了。

双语例句

• The enemy will not attack during daylight so I have told the defenders to stand down.
  敌人不会在白天进攻，因此我已告诉防御者们解除警戒。
• When I gave you a direct order to stand down.
  当我直接命令你停止的时候。
• Japan's remarkable prime minister is about to stand down. Will his revolution last?
  卓越的日本首相即将引退，他的革命将会继续？
• The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down
  将会向有关人员私下出示该证据，并要求其暂时离开证人席。
• He was forced to stand down as the team captain.
  他被迫退下队长的职位。
• Tell your men to stand down!
  叫你的人站着别动！
• Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
  因利润骤降，他作为董事长于去年1月辞职了。
• Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office
  4天后，这位遭到鄙视的领导人终于下台了，离他就职只有17天。
• If one of the machines has crashed, the arbiter will make that machine stand down.
  如果其中一个机器崩溃，仲裁程序将让该机器暂时停止活动。
• Yesterday, the country saw its central bank governor stand down early.
  昨日有消息称，该国央行行长将提前离职。