| 释义 |
step down
1．walk down走下来
*As soon as the train stopped，the conductor stepped down to help the passengers off．火车一停，列车员就下火车帮乘客下车。
2．move to a lower level；retire or leave a top position降低；辞职；让位
*I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stepped down．我当了这么多年的董事长，现在我觉得该退下来了。
*Next May our company's president will step down，and we will have to elect a new one at the next stockholders'meeting．明年5月我们公司的总经理任职期满就要退下来了，我们将要在下一次的股东会议上选举一个新的总经理。
3．slow down放慢
*For lack of raw materials they had stepped down production．由于原料缺乏，他们不得不放慢生产进度。 |