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

• The reactionaries will never, of their own accord, step down from the stage of history.
  反动派决不会自行退出历史舞台。
• How can I step down now?
  你叫我如何下台！
• 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。
• 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。
• He would be able to step down from the cross.
  他就可以从十字架上走下来。
• 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。
• China chose market economy, and will adamantine step down, freedom is become cannot evasive times task.
  中国选择了市场经济，并将坚定不移走下去，自由成为不可回避的时代课题。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is not ready to step down yet.
  他还不准备辞职。