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.- 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。 - 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。
- Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge...
英英释义
verb
- reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
- de-escalate a crisis
- give up or retire from a position
- The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month
- The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
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。