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
- 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。 - The political standoff ended when the army took over.
军队接管后,政治僵局才告一段落。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - 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。