退出（比赛或竞选）；离开证人席；退职；顺潮航行

shook down───勒索；适应新环境；摇落

stand down───退出（比赛或竞选）；离开证人席；退职；顺潮航行

stood on───坚持；依靠；位于；拘泥于；持续向同一方向航行

stop down───不增加；缩小（镜头的）光圈；光阑缩小

stops down───不增加；缩小（镜头的）光圈；光阑缩小

took down───取下；记下（takedown的过去式）

stopped down───不增加；缩小（镜头的）光圈；光阑缩小

slowed down───减速

stared down───盯得（某人）不敢对视

Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office.───4天后，这位受鄙视的领导人终于辞职了，就职才只有17天。

He stood down to make way for someone younger.───他退下来好为年轻人让路。

There were reports that they'd stood down in protest at the trial of military officers.───有报道称这四位指挥官辞职是为了抗议对军官的审判。

This test appears fairly robust, as it covered a wide variety of states and was also reversed when the chairman stood down.───这种研究很能说明问题，它检查了相当大范围的州，并且发现，当主席下台时，情况马上就逆转过来。

We've had the same establishment in charge since at least 1987, when Paul Volcker stood down as Fed chairman.───至少从1987年时任美联储主席的沃尔克（PaulVolcker）下台以来，掌权的就一直是这帮人。

He remains a member of Singapore's parliament but stood down from his cabinet position earlier this year.───他仍是新加坡国会议员，但在今年早些时候卸去了内阁职位。

Fidel Castro stood down as Cuba's leader in 2006 with an intestinal illness, and was still too unwell to receive calls.───FidelCastro在2006年因为肠炎辞去古巴领导人，迄今仍很不舒服而不接听电话。

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。

Paul Skinner an obdurate opponent of BHP's advances, had recently stood down as chairman of Rio.

He stood down to make way for someone younger.

Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office.

He stood down as the party's leader in 1999.

John stood down during the competition for pulling his muscle.

The President has stood down after five years in office.

Nelson Mandela stood down as party leader and will give up the position of head of state in the 1999 general election.

Profits plunged and he stood down as chairman last January.

The troops stood down: it was a false alarm.