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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He's in a diplomatic standoff with suvarov.
  他正和萨瓦洛夫进行外交和谈。
• 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。
• 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 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 political standoff ended when the army took over.
  军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。
• Although more costly, this provides the highest standoff voltage switch.
  这种方法尽管成本较高，但是能够提供最高的关态电压开关。