resign

IPA/rɪˈzaɪn/
KK[rɪzˈaɪn]IPA/rɪˈzaɪn/

resign — 動詞

  • resignpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • resignshe / she / it
  • resignedpast simple
  • resigning-ing form

1. to tell your employer, usually in writing, that you are permanently leaving your

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

辭職

自願離開工作崗位

to tell your employer, usually in writing, that you are permanently leaving your job — either because you want a change, you disagree with something, or you have found a better position elsewhere.

例句

Élise resigned from her job at the hospital after twelve years on the ward.

Élise 在病房工作了十二年後，辭去了醫院的職務。

resign from + [job/organisation]

Brandon wrote a letter to resign as team leader, citing personal reasons.

Brandon 以個人因素為由，寫了一封信辭去隊長職務。

resign as + [role]

常見搭配
  • resign from a position
  • resign as director
  • hand in one's resignation
  • offer one's resignation
  • be forced to resign
  • resign in protest
同義詞
  • quit

    more informal and sudden; less polite than resign

  • step down

    phrasal verb, often used for senior positions; sounds voluntary

  • leave

    neutral and general; does not specify whether the departure was voluntary

反義詞
  • stay

    remain in the position

  • remain

    continue working at the same organisation

文法句型

resign from + [organisation/job]

resign as + [role/title]

resign + [position/post] (formal, transitive)

用法筆記

Frequently intransitive (resign without an object). When transitive, the object is a specific post or position ('He resigned the chairmanship'), which is quite formal. Never take a person as direct object — you can resign *from* a team, but you cannot 'resign someone'. Do not confuse with re-sign (pronounced /riːˈzaɪn/), which means to sign a contract again — a completely different word.

常見錯誤

She resigned the company last month.
She resigned from the company last month.
resign is usually intransitive; use 'from' before the organisation.
The manager resigned him because of poor performance.
The manager forced him to resign because of poor performance.
you cannot resign another person; use 'force/dismiss' instead.

2. in chess, to accept that you have lost the game and stop playing, usually by tip

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

認輸

西洋棋中承認失敗

in chess, to accept that you have lost the game and stop playing, usually by tipping over your king or saying 'I resign', because your position on the board is hopeless.

例句

After losing his queen in a careless move, Paul resigned immediately.

Paul 因一步失誤失去了皇后，立即認輸。

resign after [a mistake/loss of piece]

Mizuki studied the board for a full minute and then quietly resigned.

Mizuki 仔細端詳棋盤整整一分鐘，然後靜靜地認輸。

quietly resigned

常見搭配
  • resign in chess
  • resign a game
  • resign quietly
  • forced to resign (of a chess position)
同義詞
  • concede defeat

    used in chess and other competitive contexts

  • give up

    general and less formal; can apply to any situation

文法句型

resign (in chess)

resign + [a game/match] (rare, transitive)

用法筆記

Almost always intransitive in modern chess. The transitive use ('He resigned the game') is understood but old-fashioned. This sense is a specialised metaphor — outside chess, 'resign' does NOT mean 'give up' in competitions; use 'concede' or 'withdraw' instead.

常見錯誤

Our team resigned the game after the third goal.
Our team conceded the game after the third goal.
resign is for chess only; use 'concede' for sports.

3. to stop fighting against something unpleasant that you cannot change, and learn

3.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

順從；聽任

接受無法改變的狀況

to stop fighting against something unpleasant that you cannot change, and learn to accept it calmly instead of struggling against it — for example, resigning yourself to a long wait, a difficult move, or a loss.

例句

After missing the last bus, Anjali resigned herself to waiting until morning.

錯過最後一班公車後，Anjali 只好接受等待到天亮。

resign oneself to + gerund

The Okonkwo family resigned themselves to living in a small flat until they saved enough.

Okonkwo 一家只好接受住在小公寓裡，直到存夠錢。

常見搭配
  • resign oneself to fate
  • resign oneself to the idea
  • resign oneself to the fact
  • resign oneself to waiting
  • resigned to one's lot
同義詞
  • accept

    simpler and more general; does not imply reluctance or struggle

  • come to terms with

    suggests a gradual emotional process

  • submit to

    more formal and carries a sense of defeat or surrender

反義詞
  • resist

    actively fight against a situation

  • fight

    try to change or oppose what is happening

文法句型

resign oneself to + [noun]

resign oneself to + [gerund/-ing form]

resign oneself to the fact that + [clause]

用法筆記

Always reflexive — the verb must be followed by a reflexive pronoun (myself/yourself/himself/herself/itself/ourselves/yourselves/themselves) and then 'to'. The object of 'to' can be a noun phrase, a gerund (-ing form), or a that-clause introduced by 'the fact'. This pattern is most common in written and spoken narrative, not in commands or questions.

常見錯誤

She resigned to the new rules.
She resigned herself to the new rules.
the reflexive pronoun (herself) is required.
He resigned himself accepting the offer.
He resigned himself to accepting the offer.
the preposition 'to' is required before the gerund.
片語動詞

resign oneself to

phrasal verb

to accept an unpleasant situation that you cannot change and stop trying to fight or avoid it

After three failed interviews, Ife resigned herself to staying in her current role for another year.

The villagers resigned themselves to another harsh winter with limited supplies.

resign yourself to

phrasal verb

To accept something unpleasant that you cannot change.

聽從；順從

After the storm, the farmer resigned himself to losing his crops.

Maya resigned herself to the fact that she would not get the job.

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常用片語

  • decide to resign
  • threaten to resign
  • be forced to resign
  • offer one's resignation
  • hand in one's resignation
  • submit one's resignation
  • resign in protest
  • resign with immediate effect

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