dead heat

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  N-COUNT If a race or contest is a dead heat or is in a dead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. 不分胜负

  例：

  The race ended in a dead heat between two horses.

  比赛以两匹马不分胜负而结束。

  例：

  A national poll shows the presidential race in a dead heat.

  一项全国民意测验显示总统竞选不分胜负。