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
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- the game ended in a draw
- their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie
双语例句
- 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - Remember how everyone said the debt ceiling standoff back in the summer of 2011 was such a disaster?
还记得吗，2011年夏天的时候，所有人都在说债务上限僵局是一场灾难？ - Thus a standoff system of resentment-filled checks and balances existed for five thousand years after the second break up.
因此，第二次灾难后，一个对峙、充满怨恨、相互制衡的制度持续了五千年。 - He's in a diplomatic standoff with suvarov.
他正和萨瓦洛夫进行外交和谈。 - However, the standoff underscored how sentiment in Japan has hardened against China, even in recent months.
然而，这场僵局体现出了日本对于中国的敏感。