resign

英 [rɪˈzaɪn]

美 [rɪˈzaɪn]

v.  辞职; 辞去(某职务)

过去式：resigned　过去分词：resigned　现在分词：resigning　第三人称单数：resigns　

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短语用例

resign yourself to sth

• 听任；只好接受；顺从
  to accept sth unpleasant that cannot be changed or avoided
  1. He resigned as manager after eight years.
     八年后，他辞去了经理的职务。
  2. Two members resigned from the board in protest.
     董事会的两名成员辞职以示抗议。
  3. My father resigned his directorship last year.
     我父亲去年辞去了董事的职务。

牛津词典

verb

• 辞职；辞去（某职务）
  to officially tell sb that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc.
  1. He resigned as manager after eight years.
     八年后，他辞去了经理的职务。
  2. Two members resigned from the board in protest.
     董事会的两名成员辞职以示抗议。
  3. My father resigned his directorship last year.
     我父亲去年辞去了董事的职务。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 辞职;辞去;放弃
  If youresignfrom a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it.
  1. A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job...
     一位医院的管理人员辞职了，因为有人指责他为了得到这份工作而撒了谎。
  2. Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
     罗布先生上个月辞职了。
• VERB 屈从;顺从;安于;勉强接受
  If youresign yourself toan unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it because you realize that you cannot change it.
  1. Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat...
     我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。
  2. He had resigned himself to watching the European Championships on television.
     他只好将就着在电视上看欧洲锦标赛。
• See also:resigned

Do not confuseresignandretire. If someoneresignsfrom their job, they leave it after saying that they do not want to do it any more. You canresignfrom your job at any age, and perhaps start another job soon afterwards. When someoneretires, they leave their job and stop working, often because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. When professional sportsmen and women stop playing sport as their job, you can also say that theyretire, even if they are fairly young.
不要混淆resign和retire。resign指辞职，可以发生在任何年龄，也可能很快就开始从事另一个工作。但retire表示退休，是指到了一定的年龄可以领取养老金而停止工作。职业运动员退役，即使年龄还很小，也可以使用retire。

英英释义

verb

• accept as inevitable
  1. He resigned himself to his fate
  Synonym:reconcilesubmit
• part with a possession or right
  1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
  2. resign a claim to the throne
  Synonym:releaserelinquishfreegive up
• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
  1. She vacated the position when she got pregnant
  2. The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
  Synonym:vacaterenouncegive up
• 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 officequitstep down

双语例句

• Mr Rivers has indicated that he may resign
  里弗斯先生暗示他可能会辞职。
• She told ministers of her decision to resign
  她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
• He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign
  他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
• Mr Patterson was asked point blank if he would resign.
  帕特森先生被直接问到他是否会辞职。
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。
• His sense of decency forced him to resign.
  他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
• Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
  罗布先生上个月辞职了。
• I feel I should resign
  我觉得自己应该辞职。
• All the employees resign because the employer is too unreasonable.
  因为老板太不讲理，雇员全体辞职。
• The prime minister will resign if the vote goes against him
  如果投票结果对总理不利的话，总理将辞职。