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。
• 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！
• 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。
• Data selection is the first step down the road of data-driven testing.
  数据选择是沿着数据驱动测试之路的第一步。
• He is not ready to step down yet.
  他还不准备辞职。
• 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。
• His forceful argument soon made the opposing speaker step down.
  他有力的论点很快就使对方的发言者认输了。
• The president need not step down so long as the elections are held under international supervision.
  只要选举在国际监督下进行，总统就不用下台。
• 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？