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

• China and Russia have stood side by side in opposing efforts to force Mr Assad to step down.
  中国和俄罗斯曾并肩反对国际社会迫使阿萨德下台的努力。
• How can I step down now?
  你叫我如何下台！
• 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。
• 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？
• After the bind(), it can step down ( using setuid()) to run as the instance user.
  在bind（）之后，服务器可以降级（使用setuid（））为作为实例用户运行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。