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resigns

UK /rɪˈzaɪnz/US /rɪˈzaɪnz/

词源

源自拉丁语 resignare(取消,放弃),由 re-(回)和 signare(标记)组成,14世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 自愿放弃职位或职务,通常指正式提交辞呈离开工作岗位。

“The CEO resigns after the company's financial scandal.”

(首席执行官在公司财务丑闻后辞职。)

“She resigns from her teaching position to travel the world.”

(她辞去教师职务去环游世界。)

❶ 接受或屈服于不愉快的现实或处境,常带有无奈的情绪。

“He resigns himself to the fact that he'll never be a professional athlete.”

(他无奈地接受自己永远无法成为职业运动员的事实。)

“She resigns to living with chronic pain.”

(她不得不忍受慢性疼痛的生活。)

同义词:quit, step down, give up, surrender, yield

常见短语

resign oneself to — 勉强接受不理想的情况,通常指经过抵抗后最终妥协。

“After months of job searching, he resigned himself to taking a lower-paying position.”

(经过数月的求职后,他勉强接受了一份薪水较低的工作。)