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
- The border standoff between Cambodia and Thailand remains tense ahead of high-level talks on Monday.
在柬埔寨和泰国星期一举行高层会谈之前，两国边界的僵持局势仍然很紧张。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。