(TTS發音) 1. walk down走下來
As soon as the train stopped，the conductor stepped down to help the passengers off. 火車一停，列車員就下火車幫乘客下車。
2. move to a lower level；retire or leave a top position降低；辭職；讓位
I've spent so many years as chairman that I feel it's time I stepped down. 我當了這麼多年的董事長，現在我覺得該退下來了。
Next May our company's president will step down，and we will have to elect a new one at the next stockholders'meeting. 明年5月我們公司的總經理任職期滿就要退下來了，我們將要在下一次的股東會議上選舉一個新的總經理。
3. slow down放慢
For lack of raw materials they had stepped down production. 由于原料缺乏，他們不得不放慢生產進度。
step down
1 退讓
2 放棄; 辭去
3 逐漸降低 （電力等）
