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
- Although more costly, this provides the highest standoff voltage switch.
这种方法尽管成本较高,但是能够提供最高的关态电压开关。 - China is backing a Russian proposal aimed at resolving Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.
中国支持俄罗斯提出的解决伊朗与西方核僵局的建议。 - 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? - But since then they have turned to helping organise the polls, agreed to by the provincial government of Guangdong after a tense 11-day standoff.
但之后,两人的角色变成了投票活动的组织者。在广东省政府最终同意这次选举前,村民与政府曾经紧张对峙11天。 - Nine hour standoff is over in Florida.
佛罗里达州一场持续9个小时的对峙结束了。 - 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? - However, the standoff underscored how sentiment in Japan has hardened against China, even in recent months.
然而,这场僵局体现出了日本对于中国的敏感。 - 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。 - Thus a standoff system of resentment-filled checks and balances existed for five thousand years after the second break up.
因此,第二次灾难后,一个对峙、充满怨恨、相互制衡的制度持续了五千年。
