face-off

英 [ˈfeɪs ɒf]

美 [ˈfeɪs ɔːf]

n. 辩论; 搏斗; (冰球赛的)开球

复数：face-offs　

牛津词典

noun

辩论；搏斗
an argument or a fight
1. a face-off between the presidential candidates
  总统候选人之间的辩论
（冰球赛的）开球
the way of starting play in a game of ice hockey

英英释义

noun

(ice hockey) the method of starting play
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Synonym:confrontationencountershowdown

双语例句

Amid this face-off, the danger is that arguments over border taxes could make an agreement even more difficult to negotiate.
这种对峙局面隐藏着一个危险：围绕边境税的争论可能会使协定的商谈变得更加艰难。
And it made her an instant hero among the millions of television viewers who had tuned in to watch the face-off between the Murdochs and their parliamentary interrogators.
而对于默多克在听证会上的表现，几乎所有媒体都引用了他在听证会上的开场白，“这是我人生中最为卑微的一天”。
Brand loyalty is giving European manufactures a leg-up in the face-off with their US rivals.
忠于品牌的消费心理使欧洲制造商在与美国对手的竞争中处于有利地位。
Though emotionally satisfying for some, this creates a Ferguson, Missouri-style face-off between police and population.
虽然此举给一部分人带来情绪上的满足，但它将导致密苏里州弗格森式的警民对峙。
The design started from the viewpoint of "face-off", to change the texture and expressions of containers.
以「变脸」的设计观点出发，改变材质，改变容器的表情。
But the state-run bank is low because of the sufficient rate of the capital at present. high problem of non-performing assets rate, there will be a great deal of risks in competing for with the face-off of the large international bank.
但是目前国有银行由于资本充足率低、不良资产率高等问题，在与国际大银行的对抗竞争中会存在诸多风险。
In one, Iran ends up with nuclear weapons, bringing new instability and a hair-trigger face-off with nuclear Israel into one of the world's least-safe neighbourhoods.
第一，伊朗停止会带来新一轮的不稳定和使以色列从千钧一发的核对峙到最不安全的领国的核试验。
In the US, it is a face-off between California and Massachusetts for the title of the most entrepreneurial state, with three schools from each featuring in the top 10.
在美国，加利福尼亚州与马萨诸塞州在争夺最具创业精神州头衔方面不相上下，两州各有三所院校跻身十强。
He is a great face-off player in hockey.
他是个在“一对一”的比赛中很厉害的曲棍球选手。
"He and the manager had a face-off, but nothing came of it."
“他和经理对抗，但是没什么结果。”