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

• Russia is again urging Iran to stop uranium enrichment to end the international standoff over its nuclear program.
  俄罗斯再次敦促伊朗停止提炼浓缩铀，以结束国际间在伊朗核计划问题上出现的僵持局面。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• He's in a diplomatic standoff with suvarov.
  他正和萨瓦洛夫进行外交和谈。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。