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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 下台
[xiàtái]
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1.
verb
[下舞台]
step down
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2.
verb
[交权]
step down
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3.
verb
[难堪]
get out of an awkward situation
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你这样做真让我下不来台。
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If you do this, you'll be putting me in an awkward situation.
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 下台
[xiàtái]
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1.
动
从舞台、讲台等处下来。
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2.
动
比喻交出权力;卸去职务
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新内阁又下台了。
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3.
动
下台阶。
Examples
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轰下台
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hoot sb. off the platform; oust sb. from office (or power)
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撵下台
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oust from a leading position
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总统快下台了。
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The President will soon leave office.
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把他嘘下台去
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hiss (or boo) him off the platform
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风传他要下台
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to hiss (a performer) off the stage
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把(演员)嘘下台
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to hoot an actor off the stage
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把一个演员轰下台
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