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

• This time Mr Greenspan did not just stand aside.
  这次格林斯潘没有袖手旁观。
• 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。
• We just stand aside and let someone else take the risk& and receive the reward.
  我们往旁边一站，让别人来承担风险。只怕，最后得到奖赏的也会是别人。
• 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。
• 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。
• The secondary school cannot stand aside or neutral.
  中学不能袖手旁观或者中立。
• Stand aside and let these people pass.
  靠边站，让这些人过去。
• When I'm eating once again, you can stand aside.
  我再吃时，你可以躲开。
• Have no word with him if you are shy; stand aside by the door when you meet him.
  若是你害羞就不必和他说话，你迎接他的时候只须站在门边。
• 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。