stand down

英 [ˈstænd daʊn]

美 [ˈstænd daʊn]

（从要职上）退下，下台（让位给他人）

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (从重要职位上)退下，下台(常为了让位给别人)
  If someonestands down, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
  1. Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office...
     4天后，这位遭到鄙视的领导人终于下台了，离他就职只有 17 天。
  2. Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
     因利润骤降，他作为董事长于去年 1 月辞职了。

双语例句

• I've already instructed my guard to stand down.
  我已经叫我的保镖退下了。
• It is time to put aside the stocks and stand down the firing squads.
  是时候收起枷锁，让行刑队退下了。
• I recommended that Schlesinger stand down the alert starting at midnight.
  我建议施莱辛格暂时停止昨天午夜开始的戒备措施。
• I don't know I descend a station where, I don't know I what square tomorrow, only have so stand down.
  我不知道我的下一站在哪里，我不知道我的明天在何方，只有这样走下去。
• If you want this job, I'll stand down.
  如果你想得到这工作，我愿意退让。
• Tell your men to stand down!
  叫你的人站着别动！
• It was his own choice to announce his intention to stand down before the next election.
  宣布打算在下次大选前离职，是他自己的选择。
• Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office
  4天后，这位遭到鄙视的领导人终于下台了，离他就职只有17天。
• A delegate from Siberia proposed a resolution that he stand down as party chairman
  一名来自西伯利亚的代表提议他辞去党主席的职务。
• Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
  因利润骤降，他作为董事长于去年1月辞职了。