step down 详细解释

step down

逐渐缩小, 降低, 辞职

辞职; 退休

Our boss stepped down after thirty years with the company.

我们的老板在这家公司工作了三十年后退休了。

He is not ready to step down yet.

他还不准备辞职。

词形变化

动词过去式: stepped | 动词过去分词: stepped | 动词现在分词: stepping | 动词第三人称单数: steps |

英英释义

名词 step down:

the act of decreasing or reducing something

同义词:decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down

动词 step down:

give up or retire from a position

同义词:leave office, quit, resign

reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

同义词:de-escalate, weaken

补充

step downstep down1.退休, 辞职The manager had to step down on account of poor health.那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

例句

1. Coupon rates can be stepped up or down.票面利率可能会逐渐提高或降低。 2. If your muscles feel sore, step down the number of exercises.如果你感到肌肉酸疼, 就逐步减少运动次数。 3. He stepped down last month because of illness.他因病于上个月辞职。 4. Masoud was required to step down as defence minister.马苏德被要求从国防部长的职位上退下来。 5. She should step down to a lower grade of competition.她应该参加更低水平的比赛。 6. to step down from the bus从公共汽车上下来(或走下公共汽车) 7. He stepped down last week.他上个星期辞职不干了。 8. I would step down if the people wanted.如果人民有此愿望,我会辞职的。 9. She was made to step down by my forceful argument.在我的有力论据下,她放弃了争论。 10. to step down the costs减少开支,减少费用