resign
verb [ I or T ] uk/rɪˈzaɪn/ us/rɪˈzaɪn/
B2 辞职;辞去（职务）;放弃（工作）
to give up a job or position by telling your employer that you are leaving
He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job. 他从这家公司辞职以便能够从事更有挑战性的工作。
She resigned as director. 她辞去了董事职务。
She resigned the directorship. 她辞去了董事职务。
（在国际象棋中，当看到没有任何方法避免失败时）放弃，投子认输
In the game of chess, you resign when you cannot see any way to avoid being beaten.
Timman resigned a hopeless position. 迪曼放弃了一个无望的布局。
After she had taken my rook, there was nothing I could really do except resign. 她吃了我的车后，我确实没有办法了，只好投子认输。
- More examples
- It's only a matter of time before he's forced to resign.
- As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned.
- He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the prime minister.
- The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign.
- In a television interview last night she denied she had any intention of resigning.
Idiom
be resigned to somethingidiom 只好接受；对…听天由命；安于…
If you are resigned to something unpleasant, you calmly accept that it will happen.
She seems resigned to losing the race. 对于输掉比赛，她好像是认了。
Phrasal verb
resign yourself to somethingC2 听任;顺从;不得不接受
to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it
[ + -ing verb ] He resigned himself to living alone. 他只好安于孤独的生活。