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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。 |