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step down

or step aside

phrasal verb

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.

Judge Ito said that he would step down as trial judge. [VERB PARTICLE + as]

Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man. [VERB PARTICLE]

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step down in British English

verb (adverb)

1. (transitive)

to reduce gradually

2. (intransitive) informal

to resign or abdicate (from a position)

3. (intransitive) informal

to assume an inferior or less senior position

adjective step-down (prenominal)

(of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltage on the secondary winding

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decreasing or falling by stages

noun step-down

6. informal

a decrease in quantity or size

step-down in British English

(ˈstɛpˌdaʊn)

adjective

(of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lowervoltage on the secondary winding

The step-down transformers are buried underground.

2. informal

decreasing or falling by stages

lack of effective step-down care for those returning to the community

step-down services to help people recover when they are leaving hospital

noun

3. informal

a decrease in quantity, size, etc

a 22 per cent step-down in engine revs

The move reflects a step-down in India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir.

step down in American English

1. US

to resign or abdicate (from an office, position, etc.)

2. US

to decrease or reduce, as in rate, by or as by one or more steps, or degrees

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step-down in American English

(ˈstɛpˌdaʊn)

adjective

that steps down, or decreases

; specif.,

designating a transformer in which the output voltage is less than the input voltage

designating a gear that reduces the speed

noun

a decrease, as in amount, intensity, etc.

step-down in Electrical Engineering

(stɛp daʊn)

adjective

(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Transformers)

A step-down transformer reduces a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltageon the secondary winding.

A step-down transformer is designed to reduce voltage from primary to secondary.

In a step-down transformer, the input voltage is greater than the output voltage.

A step-down transformer reduces a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltageon the secondary winding.

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And if that is the case, I'd rather step down than jeopardize this operation.Clenching her teeth against a rising scream Chlo forced herself to take another step down.Pete will be a U. S. senator for a year, then he'll step down.

Chinese translation of 'step down'

step down

or step aside

vi

辞(辭)职(職) (cízhí)

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释义	Trends of step down View usage for: All related terms of 'step down' step up ( increase : efforts, pace etc ) 增加 zēngjiā step off ( plane, platform ) 走下来(來) zǒu xiàlái step in ( intervene ) 介入 jièrù step back ▶ to step back (from sth) ( fig ) 跳出(某事)来(來)看 tiàochū (mǒushì) lái kàn step aside = step down stepladder 活梯 huótī step down or step aside phrasal verb 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. Judge Ito said that he would step down as trial judge. [VERB PARTICLE + as] Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man. [VERB PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for step step down in British English verb (adverb) 1. (transitive) to reduce gradually 2. (intransitive) informal to resign or abdicate (from a position) 3. (intransitive) informal to assume an inferior or less senior position adjective step-down (prenominal) 4. (of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltage on the secondary winding Compare step up 5. decreasing or falling by stages noun step-down 6. informal a decrease in quantity or size step-down in British English (ˈstɛpˌdaʊn) adjective 1. (of a transformer) reducing a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lowervoltage on the secondary winding The step-down transformers are buried underground. 2. informal decreasing or falling by stages lack of effective step-down care for those returning to the community step-down services to help people recover when they are leaving hospital noun 3. informal a decrease in quantity, size, etc a 22 per cent step-down in engine revs The move reflects a step-down in India-Pakistan tensions over Kashmir. step down in American English 1. US to resign or abdicate (from an office, position, etc.) 2. US to decrease or reduce, as in rate, by or as by one or more steps, or degrees See full dictionary entry for step step-down in American English (ˈstɛpˌdaʊn) adjective 1. that steps down, or decreases ; specif., a. designating a transformer in which the output voltage is less than the input voltage b. designating a gear that reduces the speed noun 2. a decrease, as in amount, intensity, etc. step-down in Electrical Engineering (stɛp daʊn) adjective (Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Transformers) A step-down transformer reduces a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltageon the secondary winding. A step-down transformer is designed to reduce voltage from primary to secondary. In a step-down transformer, the input voltage is greater than the output voltage. A step-down transformer reduces a high voltage applied to the primary winding to a lower voltageon the secondary winding. step-up Examples of 'step down' in a sentence step down And if that is the case, I'd rather step down than jeopardize this operation. MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER Clenching her teeth against a rising scream Chlo forced herself to take another step down. Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003) Pete will be a U. S. senator for a year, then he'll step down. Phillip Margolin TIES THAT BIND (2003) Chinese translation of 'step down' step down or step aside vi 辞(辭)职(職) (cízhí) See step Nearby words of step down step aside step back step by step step down step in step off step up
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