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

• 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。
• 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。
• The political standoff ended when the army took over.
  军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 came Thursday when Israeli security forces went into the house, using batons and tear gas.
  星期四，以色列安全部队进入这座房子，使用了警棍和催泪瓦斯，对峙随即开始。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。