resignation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++res·ig·na·tion /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]BELEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION an occasion when you officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization, or a written statement that says you will be leaving 辞职；辞职信，辞呈 → notice Illness forced his resignation. 他不得不因病辞职。 Further resignations are expected later this week. 本周后半周会有更多人辞职。2 [uncountable]ACCEPT when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad 顺从；听任 She gave a sigh of resignation. 她无奈地叹了一口气。with resignation He accepted her decision with resignation. 他无可奈何地接受了她的决定。 COLLOCATIONSverbscall for somebody's resignation (=publicly ask for it) 〔公开〕要求某人辞职After the defeat, there were calls for the coach's resignation. 比赛失利之后，有人要求教练辞职。demand somebody's resignation (=ask for it forcefully) 〔强烈〕要求某人辞职His political opponents demanded his resignation. 他的政敌要求他辞职。hand in your resignation (=say that you are going to leave an organization) 提出辞职I'm thinking of handing in my resignation. 我正在考虑是不是要提出辞职。offer your resignation (also tender/submit your resignation formal) 递交辞呈nClaire apologized and offered her resignation.nOn the Monday afternoon, Sir John tendered his resignation to the Queen.accept somebody's resignation 接受某人的辞职nThe prime minister reluctantly accepted his resignation.reject/turn down somebody's resignation 不接受某人的辞职nInitially, his resignation was rejected.nHe offered his resignation but it was turned down by the prime minister.nwithdraw your resignation (=say that you will not leave, after having said you would)The president persuaded him to withdraw his resignation.phrasesa letter of resignation 辞职信He immediately wrote a letter of resignation. 他立即写了封辞职信。
Examples from the Corpus
resignation• The council requested that Arista and Anaya inform President Herrera that in view of the circumstances the council must submit its resignation.• Tom and Dennis advised me to get my version of my resignation on the record.• Perhaps my resignation will carry the day.• Full of resignation, Isaac obeyed.• a letter of resignation• He returned to his office to write his letter of resignation and clear his desk.• Upton Southern shed 5p to 40p in reaction to the chairman's resignation over a policy disagreement.• Wong's sudden resignation was announced at the meeting.• In some ways, the instability of national politics was mirrored in the resignations which occurred in the M. C. R. Executive.• "All we can do now is wait, " Lee said with resignation.From Longman Business Dictionaryresignationres‧ig‧na‧tion /ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]JOB when someone officially states that they want to leave their job, position etcThe board accepted their resignations, along with that of the vice-chairman.The finance ministeroffered hisresignation following a series of scandals involving brokerage firms.res·ig·na·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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resignation
res‧ig‧na‧tion W3 /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃən/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] an occasion when you officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization, or a written statement that says you will be leaving ⇨ notice:
Illness forced his resignation.
Further resignations are expected later this week.
2. [uncountable] when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad:
She gave a sigh of resignation.
with resignation
He accepted her decision with resignation.
■ verbs
▪call for somebody's resignation (=publicly ask for it) After the defeat, there were calls for the coach's resignation.
▪demand somebody's resignation (=ask for it forcefully) His political opponents demanded his resignation.
▪hand in your resignation (=say that you are going to leave an organization) I'm thinking of handing in my resignation.
▪offer your resignation (also tender/submit your resignation formal) Claire apologized and offered her resignation. | On the Monday afternoon, Sir John tendered his resignation to the Queen.
▪accept somebody's resignation The Prime Minister reluctantly accepted his resignation.
▪reject/turn down somebody's resignation Initially, his resignation was rejected. | He offered his resignation but it was turned down by the Prime Minister.
▪withdraw your resignation (=say that you will not leave, after having said you would) The President persuaded him to withdraw his resignation.
■ phrases
▪a letter of resignation He immediately wrote a letter of resignation.
res‧ig‧na‧tion W3 /ˌrezɪɡˈneɪʃən/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] an occasion when you officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization, or a written statement that says you will be leaving ⇨ notice:
2. [uncountable] when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad:
with resignation
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Getting a job 找工作
look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ ( BrE fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your( CV/BrE ( résumé/application/application form/covering letterNAmE 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ ( especially
NAmE hire/recruit/ ( especially
BrE take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯
have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ ( especially
NAmE live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ ( both especially
BrE work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职
leave/ ( especially
NAmE quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休