单词 | step-downs |
释义 | step down1 of 3verb stepped down; stepping down; steps down intransitive verb : to withdraw from one's position or occupation : retire, resign League commissioner Pete Rozelle … announced his intention to step down after 29 years on the job—his retirement becomes effective upon selection of a successor … Richard Demak and Jerry Kirshenbaum … the general would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Brian Duffy et al. transitive verb 1 : to lower (a voltage) by means of a transformer … voltages as high as two hundred and thirty thousand volts … which were carried by high-voltage power lines from generating plants, were being stepped down by large transformers to thirteen thousand volts … Paul Brodeur 2 : to decrease or reduce (something) especially by one or more steps As This Old House's plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey points out, the installer has to carefully step down the size of the ducts so there's even air pressure at all the room outlets. Scott Gibson step-down 2 of 3noun ˈstep-ˌdau̇n variants or step down or less commonly stepdown plural step-downs or step downs also stepdowns : a decrease or reduction (as in size or amount) and especially one that is gradual or incremental a dosage step-down After several months of heavy investments, Amazon said it expects coronavirus-related costs to decelerate. … [Amazon CFO Brian] Olsavsky attributed the step down in Covid costs to a shift in volume. Annie Palmer That tax credit was scheduled to expire in 2019 but will now expire in 2025, with stepdowns toward the end of the program. Alaska Dispatch News step-down 3 of 3adjective1 electrical engineering : serving to decrease voltage a step-down transformer 2 medical : providing or offering a reduced level of care or service step-down drug rehab programs specifically : providing an intermediate level of care and monitoring especially for patients transitioning out of intensive care a cardiac step-down unit … a portable, mechanical driver that can power patients' artificial hearts and enable them to recover outside the hospital environment, including at home and at step-down facilities. Anne Buckley step-downs nounas in decreases the amount by which something is lessened took a huge step-down in income when she switched from a law career to one in social work Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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