英语词汇“to step down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. To go from a higher level to a lower, esp. by treading on a step or stairway. Also, to go a short distance to a place which is, or is regarded as, lower. Also figurative, to withdraw or retire from office. Originally U.S.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > step down

to step downa1400

to step off1833

society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > vacate office [verb (intransitive)]

resign1395

recede1452

retirec1598

to take, lay down, resign the fascesa1625

to go out1642

to sing one's nunc dimittis1642

to make one's bowa1656

to lay down1682

to swear off1698

vacate1812

to send in one's papers1872

to step down1890

to stand down1926

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > vacate an office or position > resign

resign1395

resignate1531

to go out1642

to lay down1682

to swear off1698

to turn up1819

to pull the pin1860

to send in one's papers1872

to step down1890

to snatch it or one's time1941

a1400 St. Alexius (Trin.) 503 Of here bedde hy sprong..And hardeliche a-doun stap, Þe folk alle among.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John v. f. cxxv^v Another stoppeth [ Perh. read steppeth] doune before me.

1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 33 So he stept downe out of the pulpit.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 172 Pray, step down to the cellar and fetch us up a bottle of the Burgundy.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 253 I wish, Macaddle, that to-morrow morning early, you would step down to the Tower, and see the Colonel.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Beggar Maid 5 In robe and crown the king stept down.

1890 Stock Grower & Farmer 3 May 3/2 If the bureau cannot do this, let the members of it, the lunkheads, step down and resign.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Sept. 5-0/1 (heading) Henry Ford steps down: Grandson becomes president of motor company.

1983 Times 30 Aug. 1/2 Mr Menachim Begin has pledged to make a final announcement..abou..his intention to step down as Israel's sixth prime minister.

†2. To plant the foot firmly on the ground at each step. Obsolete.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > place foot firmly

to step down1747

1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 77/2 Such exercise is not much less salutiferous than riding, if the walker steps down firmly, so as to shake the intestines.

3. transitive. To reduce (the voltage of a supply); to reduce the voltage of (a supply).

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > increase or regulate [verb (transitive)] > reduce

to step down1903

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > transformer > convert [verb (transitive)] > increase or decrease

to step up1902

to step down1903

1903 Electr. World & Engineer 8 Aug. 230 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The..transformers..stept the pressure down to 2,000 volts.

1938 J. H. Reyner Testing Television Sets iv. 41 The function of the transformer is to step-down the voltage applied to the scanning coil which operates with a correspondingly larger current.

1978 Gramophone Jan. 1340/3 It is also very safe, since it uses only a 12-volt supply, stepped down by a small isolating mains transformer.

单词	to step down
释义	> as lemmas to step down to step down 1. To go from a higher level to a lower, esp. by treading on a step or stairway. Also, to go a short distance to a place which is, or is regarded as, lower. Also figurative, to withdraw or retire from office. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > step down to step downa1400 to step off1833 society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > vacate office [verb (intransitive)] resign1395 recede1452 retirec1598 to take, lay down, resign the fascesa1625 to go out1642 to sing one's nunc dimittis1642 to make one's bowa1656 to lay down1682 to swear off1698 vacate1812 to send in one's papers1872 to step down1890 to stand down1926 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (intransitive)] > vacate an office or position > resign resign1395 resignate1531 to go out1642 to lay down1682 to swear off1698 to turn up1819 to pull the pin1860 to send in one's papers1872 to step down1890 to snatch it or one's time1941 a1400 St. Alexius (Trin.) 503 Of here bedde hy sprong..And hardeliche a-doun stap, Þe folk alle among. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John v. f. cxxv^v Another stoppeth [ Perh. read steppeth] doune before me. 1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 33 So he stept downe out of the pulpit. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 172 Pray, step down to the cellar and fetch us up a bottle of the Burgundy. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 253 I wish, Macaddle, that to-morrow morning early, you would step down to the Tower, and see the Colonel. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Beggar Maid 5 In robe and crown the king stept down. 1890 Stock Grower & Farmer 3 May 3/2 If the bureau cannot do this, let the members of it, the lunkheads, step down and resign. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 22 Sept. 5-0/1 (heading) Henry Ford steps down: Grandson becomes president of motor company. 1983 Times 30 Aug. 1/2 Mr Menachim Begin has pledged to make a final announcement..abou..his intention to step down as Israel's sixth prime minister. †2. To plant the foot firmly on the ground at each step. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > place foot firmly to step down1747 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 77/2 Such exercise is not much less salutiferous than riding, if the walker steps down firmly, so as to shake the intestines. 3. transitive. To reduce (the voltage of a supply); to reduce the voltage of (a supply). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > increase or regulate [verb (transitive)] > reduce to step down1903 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical engineering > transformer > convert [verb (transitive)] > increase or decrease to step up1902 to step down1903 1903 Electr. World & Engineer 8 Aug. 230 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The..transformers..stept the pressure down to 2,000 volts. 1938 J. H. Reyner Testing Television Sets iv. 41 The function of the transformer is to step-down the voltage applied to the scanning coil which operates with a correspondingly larger current. 1978 Gramophone Jan. 1340/3 It is also very safe, since it uses only a 12-volt supply, stepped down by a small isolating mains transformer. extracted from stepv. < as lemmas
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