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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The interim president may step down unless he forges a new coalition government.
  临时总统除非组建一个新的联合政府，不然就可能下台。
• He would be able to step down from the cross.
  他就可以从十字架上走下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Yemenis danced in the streets, set off fireworks and waved flags as Saleh finally agreed to step down.
  在总统萨利赫最终同意签署协议后，首都萨那成了庆祝的海洋，也门人民在街道上纵情舞蹈燃放焰火。萨利赫也成为也门历史上第四位被迫下台的领导人。
• 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。