[ xiàtái ] 1.(下舞台或讲台) step down from the stage or platform 2.(失去权力, 卸去公职) resign; resign one's right [power]; out of power; fall out of power; leave office; extricate oneself from a position 短语和例子 被赶下台 be driven out of office; be thrown out; 某某下台了 sb. fell; 前内阁在一九八九年下台。 the previous cabinet went out of power in 1989.3.(多用于否定式, 比喻摆脱困境) get out of a predicament or an embarrassing situation 短语和例子 叫他下不了台 put him on the spot; 没法下台 be unable to back down with good grace