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 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！
• When I gave you a direct order to stand down.
  当我直接命令你停止的时候。
• 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。
• It is time to put aside the stocks and stand down the firing squads.
  是时候收起枷锁，让行刑队退下了。
• A delegate from Siberia proposed a resolution that he stand down as party chairman
  一名来自西伯利亚的代表提议他辞去党主席的职务。
• So I can stand down without intermission only.
  所以我只能不停地走下去。
• Stand down until I give you order.
  听我的命令再动手。
• 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。