head-to-head

英 [ˌhed tə ˈhed]

美 [ˌhed tə ˈhed]

adj.  正面交锋的; 面对面的
n.  肉搏战; 白刃战

牛津词典

adj.

• 正面交锋的；面对面的
  in which two people or groups face each other directly in order to decide the result of a disagreement or competition
  1. a head-to-head battle/clash/contest
     正面战斗 / 冲突 / 竞争

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 正面交锋的;短兵相接的
  Ahead-to-headcontest or competition is one in which two people or groups compete directly against each other.
  1. He won a head-to-head battle with NF leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.
     他在和国民阵线领袖让-马里·勒庞的正面交锋中获得了胜利。
  2. Head-to-headis also an adverb.
     
  3. Canadian business cannot compete head-to-head with American business.
     加拿大企业无力同美国企业正面交锋。
• N-COUNT 正面交锋的比赛
  Ahead-to-headis a head-to-head contest or competition.
  1. ...a head-to-head between the champion and the aspiring champion.
     卫冕冠军和挑战者之间的正面交锋

英英释义

adj

• inconclusive as to outcome
  1. as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
  2. the election was a nip and tuck affair
  Synonym:neck and necknip and tuck
• involving two persons
  1. a tete-a-tete supper
  2. a head-to-head conversation
  Synonym:tete-a-tete

adv

• even or close in a race or competition or comparison
  1. the horses ran neck and neck
  2. he won nip and tuck
  Synonym:neck and necknip and tuck

双语例句

• They would move to10 points, equal to us, but still be behind us on head-to-head meetings.
  他们仍可能最终达到和我们持平的10分，但按照胜负关系，他们仍旧排到我们后面。
• The former represented head-to-head competition in specific industries such as steel, cars and semiconductors.
  前者代表着钢铁、汽车和半导体等具体行业的直接竞争。
• Google and Apple will now go head-to-head in the battle for dominance in the fast-growing smartphone market, as both will control the hardware and software of their products.
  谷歌和苹果将在快速增长的智能手机市场展开直接较量，争夺霸主地位，两家公司都将控制各自产品的硬件和软件。
• Another example of bias is that pharmaceutical companies do few head-to-head comparisons of treatments.
  另一个例子则是，制药公司很少进行直接治疗方法的比较研究。
• Two fetuses go head-to-head in the womb.
  子宫中，两个胎儿头顶头的肉搏战。
• Wang played head-to-head against national team teammate Yao Ming of the Shanghai Sharks in the champion-ship series.
  在总决赛中，他同国家队队友、上海鲨鱼队的姚明展开了贴身较量。
• The two stores are in head-to-head competition.
  这两家商店在针锋相对地竞争。
• Businessinsider is claiming to have seen the rarest of devices: new blackberries intended to take on apple and Google head-to-head.
  科技博客BusinessInsider称已看到了最罕见的设备：欲与苹果公司（Apple）和谷歌公司（Google）一决雌雄的、全新设计的黑莓手机。
• The two boxers will go head-to-head this Saturday to determine who will be boxing champion of the world.
  两位拳击手本周六将进行一场势均力敌的冠军赛，决定谁才是世界拳王。
• Beat the computer or go head-to-head with a friend or the entire family!
  打败计算机或者势均力敌地跟一个朋友一起去或者整个家庭！