stand down

(a) (of a witness) leave the witness-box in a lawcourt after giving evidence （指证人）（作证後）退出证人席. (b) withdraw (eg as a candidate in an election); resign from one's position 退出（如竞选中）; 退职: The President has stood down after five years in office. 总统执政五年後已经引退. stand (sb) `down (military 军) (order sb to) relax after an alert （命令某人）解除戒备状态: The troops (were) stood down: it was a false alarm. 部队解除了戒备状态, 原来是虚惊一场.

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