resign

verb

1. 辞职；辞去（某职务）
   to officially tell sb that you are leaving your job, an organization, etc.
   1. He resigned as manager after eight years.
      八年后，他辞去了经理的职务。
   2. Two members resigned from the board in protest.
      董事会的两名成员辞职以示抗议。
   3. My father resigned his directorship last year.
      我父亲去年辞去了董事的职务。

1. VERB 辞职;辞去;放弃
   If you resign from a job or position, you formally announce that you are leaving it.
   1. A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job...
      一位医院的管理人员辞职了，因为有人指责他为了得到这份工作而撒了谎。
   2. Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
      罗布先生上个月辞职了。
2. VERB 屈从;顺从;安于;勉强接受
   If you resign yourself to an unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it because you realize that you cannot change it.
   1. Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat...
      我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。
   2. He had resigned himself to watching the European Championships on television.
      他只好将就着在电视上看欧洲锦标赛。
3. See also: resigned

Do not confuse resign and retire. If someone resigns from their job, they leave it after saying that they do not want to do it any more. You can resign from your job at any age, and perhaps start another job soon afterwards. When someone retires, they leave their job and stop working, often because they have reached the age when they can get a pension. When professional sportsmen and women stop playing sport as their job, you can also say that they retire, even if they are fairly young.
不要混淆resign和retire。resign指辞职，可以发生在任何年龄，也可能很快就开始从事另一个工作。但retire表示退休，是指到了一定的年龄可以领取养老金而停止工作。职业运动员退役，即使年龄还很小，也可以使用retire。

1. The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
   首相坚决不辞职。
2. In parliament last week the Finance Minister came under heavy pressure to resign
   财政部长上星期在议会背负着巨大的辞职压力。
3. His sense of decency forced him to resign.
   他顾及颜面，不得不辞了职。
4. The president hopes the diehards will resign over the reform proposals
   总统希望那些顽固分子会因为这些改革提案而辞职。
5. His vice president also had to resign in disgrace
   他的副总统也被迫不光彩地辞去职务。
6. I feel I should resign
   我觉得自己应该辞职。
7. He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament
   他在俄罗斯保守议会的压力下被迫辞职。
8. The prime minister will resign if the vote goes against him
   如果投票结果对总理不利的话，总理将辞职。
9. He announced that he's going to resign
   他宣布他即将辞职。
10. He was obliged to resign when one of his own aides was implicated in a financial scandal
    当他的一位助手牵涉进一起金融丑闻时，他被迫辞职。
11. The President was implicated in the cover-up and forced to resign
    总统因与这起真相隐瞒事件有牵连而被迫辞职。
12. Mr Rivers has indicated that he may resign
    里弗斯先生暗示他可能会辞职。
13. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
    我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。
14. He was left with no option but to resign.
    他除了辞职外别无选择。
15. He raged on about how he had a good mind to resign.
    他还在大发脾气，叫嚷着真想辞职不干了。
16. Mr Patterson was asked point blank if he would resign.
    帕特森先生被直接问到他是否会辞职。
17. He won't resign because he's not a quitter.
    他不会辞职的，因为他不是一个轻言放弃的人。
18. We want you to reconsider your decision to resign from the board
    我们希望你重新考虑辞去董事会职务的决定。
19. A hospital administrator has resigned over claims he lied to get the job
    一位医院的管理人员辞职了，因为有人指责他为了得到这份工作而撒了谎。
20. Mr Robb resigned his position last month.
    罗布先生上个月辞职了。
21. Pat and I resigned ourselves to yet another summer without a boat
    我和帕特在没有船的情况下勉强又凑合了一个夏天。
22. He had resigned himself to watching the European Championships on television.
    他只好将就着在电视上看欧洲锦标赛。
23. He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined
    他承受着被迫辞职的压力，很快就要被排挤出去了。
24. He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.
    他坚称自己不会辞职，一定渡过难关。
25. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign
    他也许会被迫把自己的辞职威胁付诸行动。
26. It now seems only a matter of time before they resign
    现在看来，他们辞职是早晚的事。
27. She told ministers of her decision to resign
    她告诉了部长们她准备辞职的决定。
28. They are intending to resign from the committee.
    他们打算辞去委员会中的职务。
29. All the employees resign because the employer is too unreasonable.
    因为老板太不讲理，雇员全体辞职。

resign yourself to sth

1. 听任；只好接受；顺从
   to accept sth unpleasant that cannot be changed or avoided
   1. He resigned as manager after eight years.
      八年后，他辞去了经理的职务。
   2. Two members resigned from the board in protest.
      董事会的两名成员辞职以示抗议。
   3. My father resigned his directorship last year.
      我父亲去年辞去了董事的职务。

verb

1. accept as inevitable
   1. He resigned himself to his fate

   Synonym:    reconcilesubmit

2. part with a possession or right
   1. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
   2. resign a claim to the throne

   Synonym:    releaserelinquishfreegive up

3. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   1. She vacated the position when she got pregnant
   2. The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds

   Synonym:    vacaterenouncegive up

4. 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 officequitstep down