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。
• 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 political standoff ended when the army took over.
  军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。
• 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。
• 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 political standoff ended when the army took over. We were three runs behind after the second inning.
  军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。在第二局结束时，我们以三分之差落后。
• 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？
• 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。
• But since then they have turned to helping organise the polls, agreed to by the provincial government of Guangdong after a tense 11-day standoff.
  但之后，两人的角色变成了投票活动的组织者。在广东省政府最终同意这次选举前，村民与政府曾经紧张对峙11天。
• 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。