resign

辞職する、辞任する

自分の仕事や役職を辞めると正式に伝える。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you officially tell your employer that you are leaving your job.

• She decided to resign.
• The minister resigned after the report appeared.
• Will you resign from the board?

使い方： resign from something (She resigned from her job last month.); resign as something (He plans to resign as chairman.)

類義語： quit, step down

よく使う表現： resign from something, resign as something, resign a post

諦める、投了する

変えられない嫌な状況を受け入れる、または負けを見込んで争いをやめる。

やさしい英語で： To accept something unpleasant that you cannot change, or stop fighting because you expect to lose.

• The chess player chose to resign.
• She resigned herself to the bad news.
• He resigned the game after losing his queen.

使い方： resign yourself to something (She resigned herself to a long wait.); resign yourself to doing something (He resigned himself to working all weekend.)

類義語： give in, concede, submit

反対語： resist

よく使う表現： resign yourself, resign the game, resign yourself to something

署名し直す

書類にもう一度署名する。

やさしい英語で： To put your signature on a document again.

• Please resign the form in blue ink.
• She resigned the contract because her first signature was unclear.
• Must I resign every page of the corrected agreement?

類義語： sign again

よく使う表現： resign a document, resign the contract, resign the form