resigning
present participle ofresign
| 单词 | resigning |
| 释义 | resigning present participle ofresign resign verb[IorT] uk/rɪˈzaɪn/us/rɪˈzaɪn/B2 to give up ajoborpositionbytellingyouremployerthat you areleaving: He resignedfromthecompanyinorderto take a morechallengingjob. She resignedasdirector. She resigned thedirectorship. In thegameofchess, you resign when you cannotseeany way toavoidbeingbeaten: Timman resigned ahopelessposition. After she had taken myrook, there was nothing I could really do except resign.
Retiring & resigning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Board games Idiombe resigned tosomething Phrasal verbresignyourselftosomething Examplesofresigningresigning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Of the nurses surveyed (n 1⁄4 75), 54% reported they had consideredresigningfrom their post. From theCambridge English Corpus I can find, andresigningmyself to a second edition. From theCambridge English Corpus Both men cited potential conflicts of interest as their reason forresigning. From theCambridge English Corpus Many of them decided to disclose the fact they did not have a perfect record for payment and 'took responsibility' byresigningfrom certain posts they enjoyed. From theCambridge English Corpus In this situation, instead ofresigningherself to grief and melancholy, she determined to turn her talents to advantage, and by one bold effort render herself independent. From theCambridge English Corpus The historiography has tended to portray women as having two main options :resigningthemselves to increasingly oppressive male rule, or rejecting marriage and male control entirely. From theCambridge English Corpus He, therefore, called for his followers to keep away from state institutions byresigningif they were civil servants or by leaving school or university if they were still students. From theCambridge English Corpus The headline writer read only the first paragraph and understood it to mean that he wasresigning(= quitting), so he substituted 'retire' in the headline. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, the causes of premature wastage due to menresigningbefore pension age are under continual review. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reasons civil servants give forresigningare not, at present, recorded centrally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Officersresigningvoluntarily are invited to give their reasons but are not obliged to provide them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Stepping aside does not sound quite the same asresigning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They may even ask themselves whether the right person ended upresigning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Did theresigningdirectors know that this proposal was in contemplation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not suggest that this was his reason forresigning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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