| 释义 |
stand down
1. leave the witness box in a court of law 离开证人席
* If there are no more questions, the witness may now stand domn. 没有更多问题的话，证人可以退席了。
* He asked the witness to stand down. 他要求证人离席。
2. withdraw from sth. , esp. in favor of sb. else 退出竞争或竞赛
* He stood down as a candidate because he felt a younger man would be more suitable. 他退出了竞选，因为他觉得年纪轻一点的人更合适。
* I'm not going to stand down for him. 我不打算给他让位。 |