step down

1. PHRASAL VERB 辞职;下台;让位
   If someone steps down or steps 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. We're all sorry to see you step down.
    我们都很遗憾看到你辞职。
13. How can I step down now?
    你叫我如何下台！
14. 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？
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. He would be able to step down from the cross.
    他就可以从十字架上走下来。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. Once you've determined why taking a step down makes sense, prepare to sell yourself hard.
    一旦你决定了为什么向下走会有意义，努力准备好把自己卖出去。
23. He is not ready to step down yet.
    他还不准备辞职。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. I hung in the wind a moment before asking leave to step down.
    我踌躇了一会儿，还是请求辞职。
29. Would you step down and point him out to us?
    你能把他指给我们看吗？
30. Will you step down as sheriff?
    你会以警长身份下台么？

verb

1. reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
   1. de-escalate a crisis

   Synonym:    de-escalateweaken

2. 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