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

• He was forced to stand down as the team captain.
  他被迫退下队长的职位。
• 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。
• He was ready to stand down so that his friend might be nominated for the post.
  他准备退出竞选，以便使他的朋友被提名为这个职位的侯选人。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't know I descend a station where, I don't know I what square tomorrow, only have so stand down.
  我不知道我的下一站在哪里，我不知道我的明天在何方，只有这样走下去。
• 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。
• The present leaders have to decide whether to stand down and hand over to a younger generation
  现任领导层必须决定是否应退居二线，把重任移交给更为年轻的一代。
• And I need you to order your troops to stand down.
  我还要你命令你的人保持克制。
• We stand down and let me think, is what we do.
  暂时先让我想一下该怎么做。