resignation
noun uk/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌrez.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
(JOB)
C2 [ C or U ]辞职;辞去（职务）;放弃（工作）
the act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job
There have been calls for his resignation. 一直有呼声要求他辞职。
I handed in/gave in/sent in my resignation this morning. 我今天上午提交了辞职信。
- More examples
- Her resignation came as quite a shock.
- The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.
- There is no truth in the reports of his resignation.
- We must take action to stem the tide of resignations.
- A series of apparently unconnected events led to his resignation.
(ACCEPTING)
C2 [ U ]听任;顺从
a sad feeling of accepting something that you do not like because you cannot easily change it
They received the news with resignation. 消息传来，他们听天由命接受了一切。