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

• We're all sorry to see you step down.
  我们都很遗憾看到你辞职。
• He is not ready to step down yet.
  他还不准备辞职。
• 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。
• Will you step down as sheriff?
  你会以警长身份下台么？
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。