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standoff

英 [ˈstændˈɒf]

美 [ˈstænˌdɔf]

n.  僵持; 僵局

复数:standoffs 

COCA.10197

柯林斯词典

英英释义

noun

  • the act of repulsing or repelling an attack
      Synonym:repulsion
    1. 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

    • 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。
    • 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 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。
    • During the SWAT standoff at his home that followed, he called his brother.
      之后,当他的家被特警围住时,他给哥哥打了一个电话。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • The political standoff ended when the army took over.
      军队接管后,政治僵局才告一段落。
    • 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。