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

• 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 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。
• And we'll use the evidence to get Logan to step down quietly.
  我们用这个证据让洛根自己安静下台。
• Getting into the aft cabin involves a slight step down from saloon level.
  去后舱需要从餐厅的位置略微往下迈一小步。
• 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。
• 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 is not ready to step down yet.
  他还不准备辞职。
• Will you step down as sheriff?
  你会以警长身份下台么？
• We're all sorry to see you step down.
  我们都很遗憾看到你辞职。
• Would you step down and point him out to us?
  你能把他指给我们看吗？