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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• Clarence Crump and his interim committee, their task completed, wanted to step down.
  克莱伦斯克朗普和他的临时委员会的工作结束了，他们打算辞职。
• His second option is to persuade Mr Putin to step down, or to sack him.
  梅的第二个选择是说服普京下台，或者解雇他，这将等于宫廷政变。
• 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。
• 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。
• If the party secretary tells a lie, he should step down immediately.
  如果党秘书长说谎，他应该立刻下台。
• 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。
• China and Russia have stood side by side in opposing efforts to force Mr Assad to step down.
  中国和俄罗斯曾并肩反对国际社会迫使阿萨德下台的努力。