face-off

英 [ˈfeɪs ɒf]

美 [ˈfeɪs ɔːf]

n.  辩论; 搏斗; (冰球赛的)开球

复数：face-offs　

牛津词典

noun

• 辩论；搏斗
  an argument or a fight
  1. a face-off between the presidential candidates
     总统候选人之间的辩论
• （冰球赛的）开球
  the way of starting play in a game of ice hockey

英英释义

noun

• (ice hockey) the method of starting play
• a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  Synonym:confrontationencountershowdown

双语例句

• And it made her an instant hero among the millions of television viewers who had tuned in to watch the face-off between the Murdochs and their parliamentary interrogators.
  而对于默多克在听证会上的表现，几乎所有媒体都引用了他在听证会上的开场白，“这是我人生中最为卑微的一天”。
• But the state-run bank is low because of the sufficient rate of the capital at present. high problem of non-performing assets rate, there will be a great deal of risks in competing for with the face-off of the large international bank.
  但是目前国有银行由于资本充足率低、不良资产率高等问题，在与国际大银行的对抗竞争中会存在诸多风险。
• Most damaging was the face-off over the Senkaku Islands last fall, in which the Japanese Coast Guard arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel in the disputed waters.
  对中日关系破坏最大的当属去年秋季两国围绕尖阁列岛（SenkakuIslands，中国称钓鱼岛&译注）问题展开的对抗。日本海上保安厅（JapaneseCoastGuard）在争议水域逮捕了一名中国渔船船长。
• "He and the manager had a face-off, but nothing came of it."
  “他和经理对抗，但是没什么结果。”
• The debate was considered a crucial test for Mr Obama, who has suffered a sharp decline in the polls since the first face-off against his Republican rival two weeks ago.
  这场辩论被认为是对奥巴马的关键考验。自两周前首次与共和党竞争对手交锋以来，奥巴马在民调中的支持率急剧下滑。
• The two university debate teams are scheduled for a televised face-off this evening at one of the shanghai TV studios.
  那两支大学辩论队定于今晚在一个上海电视台举行电视直播较量。
• Lori greased up before the big face-off.
  罗瑞事前在手上涂了猪油。
• Though emotionally satisfying for some, this creates a Ferguson, Missouri-style face-off between police and population.
  虽然此举给一部分人带来情绪上的满足，但它将导致密苏里州弗格森式的警民对峙。
• In one, Iran ends up with nuclear weapons, bringing new instability and a hair-trigger face-off with nuclear Israel into one of the world's least-safe neighbourhoods.
  第一，伊朗停止会带来新一轮的不稳定和使以色列从千钧一发的核对峙到最不安全的领国的核试验。
• The two armies are locked in a face-off.
  两军对峙。