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
- Officials in both Moscow and Dagestan are still not sure what happened during the week-long standoff nor can they explain fully the bizarre behaviour by both sides.
莫斯科和达吉斯坦的官员们仍不确定在长达一周的对峙中发生了什么，也未能完全解释双方的古怪行为。 - 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。 - He's in a diplomatic standoff with suvarov.
他正和萨瓦洛夫进行外交和谈。 - The political standoff ended when the army took over.
军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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 has chilled relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors and raised speculation there could be another armed confrontation between India and Pakistan.
这一僵局使得这两个拥有核武器的邻国关系冷淡，并令人猜测印度和巴基斯坦之间是否可能再次发生军事对抗。 - 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。 - 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。