| 词组 | resign |
| 释义 | resign /rɪˈzaɪn/ verb to officially say that you will leave your job or positionverbsbe forced to resign The manager was forced to resign after another terrible season for the club.be asked to resign There are rumours that the chief executive has been asked to resign.call on sb to resign (=say publicly that you think they should resign) Some politicians are calling on the prime minister to resign.decide to resign He decided to resign because of ill health.threaten to resign She threatened to resign if changes were not made immediately.refuse to resign Although he is deeply unpopular, he is refusing to resign as president.nounsresign your post/position/office She later resigned her post as minister of energy.resign your seat (=resign as member of Parliament, Congress, a committee etc) A majority of voters think he should resign his seat in Congress.resign your membership He recently resigned his membership of the National Rifle Association.resign the presidency (=resign as president) Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in 1974.resign your chairmanship (=resign as chairman) She has resigned her chairmanship of the committee.adverbsresign immediately We call on the company chairman to resign immediately.resign voluntarily (=without being forced to do so) There is little chance that she will resign voluntarily.resign unexpectedly/abruptly After receiving the prime minister’s full support yesterday, this morning he unexpectedly resigned. | He had to resign abruptly from the government when he became involved in a scandal.resign en masse (=resign in large numbers from an organization at the same time) Members of the Democratic Party resigned en masse last year.prepositionsresign from sth She resigned from the government last week.resign as sth He resigned as Governor in August.resign over sth (=because of it) I don’t think any minister will be asked to resign over this issue. |
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