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单词 stepping down (from)
释义

stepping down (from)

verb

present participle of step down (from)
1
as in leaving
to give up (a job or office) with the advent of his 90th birthday, he could no longer resist calls for him to step down from chairmanship of the board

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • leaving
  • giving notice
  • resigning (from)
  • retiring (from)
  • stepping aside (from)
  • quitting
  • chucking
  • throwing up
  • abandoning
  • bagging
  • vacating
  • dropping out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • staying (at)
  • hiring (out or on)
2
as in resigning
to give up (as a position of authority) formally even in the face of a palace revolt, Queen Elizabeth I refused to step down from the throne

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • resigning
  • relinquishing
  • abdicating
  • stepping aside (from)
  • renouncing
  • ceding
  • denying
  • abnegating
  • surrendering
  • handing over
  • giving up
  • waiving
  • vacating
  • demitting
  • disclaiming
  • abjuring
  • abandoning
  • disowning
  • disavowing
  • forsaking
  • yielding
  • deserting
  • quitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • taking over
  • assuming
  • claiming
  • appropriating
  • protecting
  • usurping
  • arrogating
  • seizing
  • defending
  • securing
  • confiscating
  • guarding
  • safeguarding
  • wresting
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