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
  Synonym:repulsion
• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
  1. the game ended in a draw
  2. their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
  Synonym:drawtie

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。
• Object-oriented method was used to build the accurate models of every module in standoff missile offense-defense confrontation system.
  采用分布交互式仿真方法对防区外导弹攻防对抗系统进行仿真研究。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sally and Jeff both have excellent arguments so the debate ended in a standoff.
  萨利和杰夫口才都很棒，所以这个辩论赛变得僵持不下。
• 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。
• President Bush says there is no question that the Iranian nuclear standoff can be resolved diplomatically.
  美国总统布什说，毫无疑问，伊朗核僵局可以通过外交手段解决。
• 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？
• He held our agents in a standoff in Boston last year.
  去年在波士顿他和我们的探员对峙。