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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A few years ago, when Ferguson planned to step down, it was Sven-G ö ran Eriksson.
  几年前当弗格森计划退休的时候，埃里克森和奥尼尔是大热门。
• Would you step down and point him out to us?
  你能把他指给我们看吗？
• His second option is to persuade Mr Putin to step down, or to sack him.
  梅的第二个选择是说服普京下台，或者解雇他，这将等于宫廷政变。
• China chose market economy, and will adamantine step down, freedom is become cannot evasive times task.
  中国选择了市场经济，并将坚定不移走下去，自由成为不可回避的时代课题。