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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If he had an ounce of shame, he would immediately step down.
  如果此人还有一点点羞耻之心的话，他就会立即辞职。
• How can I step down now?
  你叫我如何下台！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Clarence Crump and his interim committee, their task completed, wanted to step down.
  克莱伦斯克朗普和他的临时委员会的工作结束了，他们打算辞职。