standoff
英 [ˈstændˈɒf]
美 [ˈstænˌdɔf]
n. 僵持; 僵局
复数：standoffs
COCA.10197
柯林斯词典
- See also:There is no sign of an end to the stand-off between Mohawk Indians and the Quebec provincial police...The State Department was warning that this could lead to another diplomatic stand-off.Mexican stand-off
英英释义
noun
- the act of repulsing or repelling an attack
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- the game ended in a draw
- their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
双语例句
- Authorities had been in a long standoff with the man during which his home erupted in flames.
官方称他们与该男子僵持了很长一段时间，在此过程中，该男子的房屋爆炸。 - The political standoff ended when the army took over. We were three runs behind after the second inning.
军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。在第二局结束时，我们以三分之差落后。 - The standoff was hurting both individuals and the overall business.
这种僵持对个人和公司整体业务都造成了损害。 - Why has nothing worked to alleviate the standoff, which stretches on hour after hour?
僵持局面持续了一个小时又一个小时，为什么就没有行之有效的缓和措施呢？ - Remember how everyone said the debt ceiling standoff back in the summer of 2011 was such a disaster?
还记得吗，2011年夏天的时候，所有人都在说债务上限僵局是一场灾难？ - China and Russia on Jan. 8 called on India and Pakistan to exercise restart aint in their latest standoff.
中俄于1月8日呼吁印度和巴基斯坦对目前的僵局采取克制态度。 - The standoff between the prime minister and his opponents is raising broader questions about whether Japan's consensus-building political culture can address the country's serious challenges.
菅直人首相和其反对者之间的僵局引起更广泛的问题，那就是，日本建立共识的政治文化是否能够应对国家面临的严重挑战？ - Elsewhere in the city, loud blasts and sporadic gunfire erupted at the Nariman House as Indian security forces worked to end the hostage standoff at a Jewish outreach center.
当印度安全部队忙于解救犹太人中心的人质时，在该城市的NarimanHouse也爆发了大爆炸和零散的枪击事件。 - Two guys are equally strong. The fight ended in a standoff.
这两个家伙都很强壮，争斗最终以僵持不下告终。 - Two months later, House Speaker John Boehner criticized some fellow Republicans, saying they pushed the party into a futile budget standoff.
两个月之后，白宫发言人约翰博纳评论某些跟风的共和党人说他们将党推向了一个苍白的预算僵局中。