showdown
英 [ˈʃəʊdaʊn]
美 [ˈʃoʊdaʊn]
n. 决出胜负的较量; 最后的决战
复数：showdowns
Collins.1 / BNC.15319 / COCA.9973
牛津词典
noun
- 决出胜负的较量；最后的决战
an argument, a fight or a test that will settle a disagreement that has lasted for a long time- Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
今天资方准备和工会成员摊牌。 - Fans gathered outside the stadium for the final showdown (= the game that will decide the winner of the competition) .
球迷聚集在体育场外等着看最后的决赛。
- Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (解决长期存在的争端的)最后决战，决出胜负的较量
Ashowdownis a big argument or conflict which is intended to settle a dispute that has lasted for a long time.- The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
首相正准备和部长们摊牌。
- The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
英英释义
noun
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
双语例句
- But everyone understood that a showdown between the slave South and the free North was about to occur.
但每个人都明白，坚持奴隶制的南方和坚持自由制的北方最终会决一雌雄。 - We may have to force a showdown.
我们也许得迫使对方摊牌。 - Then the final showdown with the bad kung fu kids.
然后结局定会和反派功夫小子一决胜负。 - The European Union and Thailand were yesterday heading for a showdown after Brussels recommended anti-dumping duties on tinned sweetcorn.
欧盟（EU）和泰国昨日进入最后摊牌时刻。此前，欧盟委员会建议对从泰国进口的罐装玉米征收反倾销关税。 - It's time for a showdown with your boss.
现在是你同老板摊牌的时候了。 - We never planned to have a showdown with anybody.
我们从没想到过要和任何人一决胜负。 - But the urge for a showdown will also be strong.
不过，摊牌的冲动也将非常强劲。 - He said he did not know whether the Russians were ready for a showdown.
他说他不知道俄国人是否准备摊牌。 - Hamas, too, has been preparing long and hard for this showdown.
哈马斯，也为这场最后决战准备了很久。 - A showdown is looming between the new government and the president concerning the judiciary.
新政府和总统在司法问题上的摊牌迫在眉睫。