| 单词 | step down |
| 释义 | step down (once / 1308 pages) 1v 2v WORD FAMILY step down: stepped down, stepping down, steps down USAGE EXAMPLESIn many ways, becoming president of Cantor Fitzgerald will be a step down of sorts for Mr. Jain. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Israeli prime ministers are not obligated to step down while under investigation, unless they are charged with a crime. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) When he stepped down in 2011, his power was distributed among more of the company’s executives, but decisions remained highly centralized. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 v give up or retire from a position 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper leave office, quit, resign take office assume an office, duty, or title give up, renounce, resign, vacate leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily retirego into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position top outgive up one's career just as one becomes very successful falllose office or power superannuateretire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity abdicate, renouncegive up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations bow out, withdrawretire gracefully depart, leave, pull up stakes remove oneself from an association with or participation in v reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of Syn|Ant|Hyper de-escalate, weaken escalate, intensify, step up increase in extent or intensity decrease, lessen, minify make smaller |
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