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

• 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。
• He would be able to step down from the cross.
  他就可以从十字架上走下来。
• Once you've determined why taking a step down makes sense, prepare to sell yourself hard.
  一旦你决定了为什么向下走会有意义，努力准备好把自己卖出去。
• 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。
• 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。
• First, Europe has already taken a step down the road to debt restructuring.
  首先，欧洲已经朝债务重组迈出了一步。
• 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？
• 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。
• Do you think she's going to step down from that?
  你难道以为她就这么善罢甘休了？