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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

    • 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。
    • Officials in both Moscow and Dagestan are still not sure what happened during the week-long standoff nor can they explain fully the bizarre behaviour by both sides.
      莫斯科和达吉斯坦的官员们仍不确定在长达一周的对峙中发生了什么,也未能完全解释双方的古怪行为。
    • 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。
    • 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 standoff was hurting both individuals and the overall business.
      这种僵持对个人和公司整体业务都造成了损害。
    • 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。
    • China and Russia on Jan. 8 called on India and Pakistan to exercise restart aint in their latest standoff.
      中俄于1月8日呼吁印度和巴基斯坦对目前的僵局采取克制态度。
    • 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。
    • The political standoff ended when the army took over.
      军队接管后,政治僵局才告一段落。
    • 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。