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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The standoff came Thursday when Israeli security forces went into the house, using batons and tear gas.
  星期四，以色列安全部队进入这座房子，使用了警棍和催泪瓦斯，对峙随即开始。
• He's in a diplomatic standoff with suvarov.
  他正和萨瓦洛夫进行外交和谈。
• 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。