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

• The enemy will not attack during daylight so I have told the defenders to stand down.
  敌人不会在白天进攻，因此我已告诉防御者们解除警戒。
• Yesterday, the country saw its central bank governor stand down early.
  昨日有消息称，该国央行行长将提前离职。
• 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。
• 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。
• The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down
  将会向有关人员私下出示该证据，并要求其暂时离开证人席。
• Sg-1is on stand down until your next mission comes up.
  sg-1正在返航，你的下一个任务来了。
• Stand down until I give you order.
  听我的命令再动手。
• When I gave you a direct order to stand down.
  当我直接命令你停止的时候。
• And I need you to order your troops to stand down.
  我还要你命令你的人保持克制。
• 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。