PHRASAL VERB 辞职;下台;让位 If someone steps down or steps aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place. 辞职;下台;让位
Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge. [VERBPREP. + as]
伊藤法官说,如果他的妻子被传作证,他将不再担任初审法官。
Many would prefer to see him step aside in favour of a younger man. [VERBPREP.]