step down
step down — 片語動詞
- step downbase form
- steps down3rd person singular
- stepping down-ing form
- stepped downpast simple
1. to give up a senior job or official role so that another person can take over fr
卸任；辭職
離開重要職位讓他人接手
to give up a senior job or official role so that another person can take over from you
After fifteen years as mayor, Beatrix decided to step down before the next election.
擔任市長十五年後，Beatrix 決定在下次選舉前卸任。
step down after [time in role]
The coach agreed to step down as captain once the younger players were ready.
等年輕球員準備好，這位教練同意卸下隊長一職。
step down as + role
Pressure from shareholders forced Hugo to step down from the board within a week.
股東的壓力迫使 Hugo 在一週內辭去董事會的職務。
The minister promised to step down if the public ever lost trust in her.
這位部長承諾，只要大眾不再信任她，她就會請辭。
Folake announced she would step down quietly and let her deputy run the company.
Folake 宣布她會悄悄卸任，讓副手來經營公司。
- take over
to start doing the job someone else has left
文法句型
step down (as + role)
step down (from + position)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person holding a high office or leadership role (chairman, mayor, captain). Often followed by 'as' + the role being left or 'from' + the body being left.
常見錯誤
step down — 動詞
- step downpresent simple I / you / we / they
- steps down3rd person singular
- stepping down-ing form
- stepped downpast simple
1. to make the strength of an electric current weaker by passing it through a speci
降壓
用變壓器把電壓調低
to make the strength of an electric current weaker by passing it through a special device called a transformer
This transformer steps down the mains supply so the phone charger does not burn out.
這個變壓器把市電降壓，手機充電器才不會燒壞。
step down + the supply/voltage
Engineers step down the high voltage before the power reaches homes in the valley.
電力送到山谷裡的住家前，工程師會先把高壓降低。
The device steps down 240 volts to a level the small motor can safely use.
這個裝置把 240 伏特降到小馬達能安全使用的程度。
Padma checked that the unit could step down the current without overheating.
Padma 確認這個機組能降壓而不會過熱。
- step up
to increase the voltage instead of lowering it
文法句型
step down + voltage/current
用法筆記
Object is almost always 'voltage', 'current', or 'the supply'. The opposite operation, raising voltage, is 'step up'.
2. to make an amount, level, or rate smaller in planned stages rather than all at o
逐步調降
分階段把數量或程度減少
to make an amount, level, or rate smaller in planned stages rather than all at once
The doctor told Omar to step down the dose slowly over three weeks.
醫師要 Omar 在三週內慢慢把劑量調降。
step down + the dose (in stages)
Managers chose to step down production gradually as orders began to fall.
隨著訂單開始下滑，管理層選擇逐步減少產量。
The committee voted to step down funding for the project by ten percent each year.
委員會表決通過，每年把這個專案的經費調降百分之十。
Nurses help patients step down their medication once the pain is under control.
等疼痛受到控制，護理師會幫病人逐步減藥。
- reduce
general; 'step down' stresses doing it in stages
- scale back
informal; cutting size or activity, often for cost reasons
- taper
common with doses; reducing little by little to zero
文法句型
step down + amount
用法筆記
Implies a controlled, stepwise reduction, not a sudden cut. Distinguish from sense 1 (verb/1), which applies only to electrical voltage.
step down — 名詞
1. a drop in the size, amount, or level of something, usually happening little by l
遞減；下降
數量或程度逐漸減少
a drop in the size, amount, or level of something, usually happening little by little
Workers welcomed the gradual step-down in weekly hours during the quiet season.
員工很歡迎淡季時每週工時逐步的遞減。
a step-down in + [amount]
Doctors planned a slow step-down from the strong painkiller to a milder one.
醫師規劃從強效止痛藥慢慢遞減到較溫和的藥。
The budget showed a clear step-down in spending compared with last year.
預算顯示，支出和去年相比明顯下降。
Yael noticed a sharp step-down in noise once the factory closed at night.
工廠晚上停工後，Yael 注意到噪音大幅下降。
文法句型
a step-down in + amount
用法筆記
Often written with a hyphen (step-down) when used as a noun. Frequently followed by 'in' + the thing being reduced.
step down — 形容詞
1. describing a piece of equipment that takes a strong electric current and turns i
降壓的
把強電流轉成弱電流的
describing a piece of equipment that takes a strong electric current and turns it into a weaker one
Christopher fitted a step-down transformer so the imported lamp would work safely.
Christopher 裝了降壓變壓器，進口的檯燈才能安全運作。
step-down transformer
The factory uses a large step-down unit to feed power to its smaller machines.
這家工廠用一台大型降壓機組供電給較小的機器。
A step-down adapter let Rohan plug his razor into the hotel socket abroad.
降壓轉接頭讓 Rohan 能把刮鬍刀插進國外飯店的插座。
Without a step-down converter, the heater would draw far too much voltage.
少了降壓轉換器，這台暖爐會吸取過高的電壓。
- reducing
plain description; 'step-down' is the fixed technical label
- step-up
describing equipment that raises the voltage instead
文法句型
step-down + noun
用法筆記
Used only before a noun, typically a device such as 'transformer', 'converter', or 'adapter'. The opposite is a 'step-up' transformer.
常見錯誤
2. describing a hospital service that gives patients less close watching than inten
降階護理的
照護程度低於加護病房的
describing a hospital service that gives patients less close watching than intensive care, used when they are getting better
After surgery, Felipe was moved to a step-down ward for two more days of rest.
手術後，Felipe 被移到降階病房，再多休養兩天。
step-down ward/unit
The step-down unit watches patients less closely than the intensive care room next door.
這間降階病房對病人的監看不如隔壁的加護病房那麼密切。
Nurses on the step-down floor checked Eri's heart rate only once an hour.
降階樓層的護理師每小時才量一次 Eri 的心率。
Doctors send recovering patients to step-down care before they go home.
醫師會在病人回家前，把康復中的他們送到降階照護。
- intermediate
describes the in-between level of care between intensive and general
- intensive
the higher level of care with constant, close watching
文法句型
step-down + noun
用法筆記
Mainly American hospital usage. Used before nouns like 'unit', 'ward', or 'care'. Sits between intensive care and a normal ward.