(单词翻译:单击)
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Uber's head of operations, Ryan Graves, a long-time ally of former chief executive Travis Kalanick, is stepping down from his full-time job at the company, according to Reuters.
据《路透社》称Uber前任总裁Travis Kalanick的长期盟友——Ryan Graves,离任Uber公司运营总监一职。
The move comes after Kalanick was pressured to step down following a series of business embarrassments for Uber.
此前,由于一系列Uber业务窘境的压力,Kalanick被迫辞职离开Uber。

Graves explained that his decision to leave is to give Uber's new CEO a fresh start.
Graves解释称,他的离任是为了成全Uber新任CEO一个新的开始。
"It's really important to me that this transition doesn't take away from the importance of the onboarding process of our new CEO, whoever that might be," he wrote in a statement.
他在声明中称,“不论新任CEO是谁,我的离任都不会影响新任CEO的选拨入职“,
Graves intends to remain a member of Uber's board.
Graves仍是Uber董事会成员之一。
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词语解释
1.step down 辞职
例句:If I were to be, I would step down and raise my voice immediately.
一旦我弄清楚了,我会立即辞职站出来表态。
2.intend to 想要;打算
例句:Don't ask other people's advice unless you intend to act on it.
除非你打算按照别人的意见行事,否则就不要去征求别人的意见。
