stand down
(a) (of a witness) leave the witness-box in a lawcourt after giving evidence (指證人)(作證後)退出證人席.
(b) withdraw (eg as a candidate in an election); resign from one's position 退出(如競選中); 退職
The President has stood down after five years in office. 總統執政五年後已經引退. stand (sb) `down (military 軍) (order sb to) relax after an alert (命令某人)解除戒備狀態
The troops (were) stood down
it was a false alarm. 部隊解除了戒備狀態, 原來是虛驚一場.