re‧sign W3 / rɪzaɪn / 动词 [不及物和及物动词]

1 to officially an 名词 ce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization → quit

resign from

She resigned from the government last week.

resign as

He resigned as Governor of Punjab in August.

resign your post/seat/position etc

Tom has since resigned his membership of the golf club.

2 resign yourself to (doing) something to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed → resigned :

Josh resigned himself to the long walk home.

At sixteen, I resigned myself to the fact that I’d never be a dancer.

COLLOCATIONS

名词

resign your post/position/office He later resigned his post as Minister of Energy.

resign your seat (= an 名词 ce that you will no longer be a member of a parliament, be on a committee etc ) A majority of voters think he should resign his seat in Congress.

resign the presidency Richard Nixon resigned the presidency in 1974.

resign your chairmanship Mr Hunt an 名词 ced that he has resigned his chairmanship of the committee.

resign your membership He recently resigned his membership of the National Rifle Association.

THESAURUS

leave your job

leave : I left my last job because the salary was so low. | Why don’t you just leave?

quit to leave your job permanently because you are not happy with it : After enduring months of harassment, Mrs Collins decided to quit her job. | I’ve told them I’m quitting.

resign to officially an 名词 ce that you have decided to leave your job : The company director was forced to resign over the scandal.

hand in your notice/resignation to write an official letter to your employer saying that you are going to leave your job on a particular date : You have to hand in your notice at least four weeks before you leave.

retire to leave your job in order to stop working permanently, usually because you have reached the age when most people stop working : After forty years of working for the bank, Karl retired in May. | He had to retire because of ill health.