stand down
英 [ˈstænd daʊn]
美 [ˈstænd daʊn]
（从要职上）退下，下台（让位给他人）
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB (从重要职位上)退下，下台(常为了让位给别人)
If someonestands down, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.- Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office...
4天后，这位遭到鄙视的领导人终于下台了，离他就职只有 17 天。 - Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.
因利润骤降，他作为董事长于去年 1 月辞职了。
- Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office...