stand aside

英 [stænd əˈsaɪd]

美 [stænd əˈsaɪd]

（从要职上）退下，下台（让位给他人）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 不干预;不采取行动
  If youstand aside fromsomething, you allow it to happen without interfering in it or doing anything to prevent it.
  1. Ireland stood aside from this conflict...
     爱尔兰没有介入这次冲突。
  2. The key question was whether they would stand aside or would disrupt the elections.
     关键问题是他们会袖手旁观还是会扰乱选举。
• PHRASAL VERB (从重要职位上)退下，下台(常为了让位给别人)
  If someonestands aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
  1. The President said he was willing to stand aside if that would stop the killing.
     总统说，如果他下台能让杀戮停止的话，他愿意这样做。

in AM, use 美国英语用 stand down

双语例句

• Don't stand aside and let others do all the work.
  不要什么都不干，事情都让别人做。
• Stand aside so the doctor can get through.
  往边上站一站，这样医生能走过去。
• But the bat was a coward, until the war began, constipation, not stand aside.
  可是蝙蝠是个胆小鬼，等到战争开始，便秘不露面，躲在一旁观战。
• Lest I should confuse you with the crowd, you stand aside.
  只恐我把你和大家混在一起，你独自站在一边。
• But it seems much more likely that, this time, the West will stand aside.
  但看起来更有可能的是，这次西方将袖手旁观。
• He decided to stand aside in favour of a better man.
  他决定退出来把机会让给比自己强的人。
• Ireland stood aside from this conflict
  爱尔兰没有介入这次冲突。
• Stand aside, please, we can't get through.
  请靠边站，我们过不去。
• Those who would surrender or despair should stand aside.
  那些将会投降和绝望的人应该靠边站。
• The cabinets where we hold our books all stand aside from the walls.
  我们放书的书柜全都独立于墙体。