柯林斯英汉双解大词典
standoff /ˈstændˌɒf/ CET6
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N-COUNT A standoff is a situation in which neither of two opposing groups or forces will make a move until the other one does something, so nothing can happen until one of them gives way. 僵局
例：There is no sign of an end to the standoff between Mohawk Indians and the Quebec provincial police.
莫霍克印第安人和魁北克省警方之间的僵局没有结束的迹象。
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There is no sign of an end to the standoff between Mohawk Indians and the Quebec provincial police.
莫霍克印第安人和魁北克省警方之间的僵局没有结束的迹象。
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This won't be a standoff or a dogfall.
这不会是一个僵局或平局。
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"Unfortunately, the standoff will continue," he said.
很不幸的，这种僵局仍然会持续下去。
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The vice president professed bafflement on what President Kim Jong Il hopes to achieve in the latest standoff with the international community.
VOA: standard.2009.06.14
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But the standoff between Milton and Shakespeare, much like the standoff between Comus and the Lady, is not as easily resolved as it might seem to be.
但弥尔顿和莎士比亚之间的对峙，更像Comus和小姐之间的对峙，是不易解决的，因为它看起来如此。
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A famous standoff took place there when boats arrived from each direction, and neither captain would back off.
VOA: standard.2010.04.29
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