下台

(v) go off the stage

(v) fall from position of prestige

quit the scene

step down

drop the reins of government

fall from office

step out

fall from power

下台[xiàtái]

-（下舞台或讲台）stepdownfromthestageorplatform-（失去权力,卸去公职）resign;resignone'sright[power];outofpower;falloutofpower;leaveoffice;extricateoneselffromaposition:-（多用于否定式，比喻摆脱困境）getoutofapredicamentoranembarrassingsituation:

他被听众嘘下台来。
He was hissed off by the audience.

那个芭蕾舞女演员在下台之前（向观众）行屈膝礼。
The ballerina bobbed a curtsy (to the audience) before leaving the stage.

我登台演出前总要温习一下台词。
I always run over my lines before going on stage.