下台

下台 [xià tái]

1. ■ （下舞台或讲台） step down from the stage or platform

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常用词组

1. ■ （失去权力, 卸去公职） resign; resign one's right [power]; out of power; fall out of power; leave office; extricate oneself from a position:

被赶下台 be driven out of office; be thrown out;

某某下台了 sb. fell;

前内阁在1989年下台。 The previous cabinet went out of power in 1989.

2. ■ （多用于否定式，比喻摆脱困境） get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation:

叫他下不了台 put him on the spot;

没法下台 be unable to back down with good grace