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a face-off between [plural noun]
也可用于比喻意义上的对峙局面。
There was a face-off between the two rival gangs.
两个敌对帮派之间发生了一场对峙。
对峙；对抗；交锋
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对峙；对抗；交锋
A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
There was a face-off between the two rival gangs.
两个敌对帮派之间发生了一场对峙。
两人或两方之间的对峙或争论
A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
冰球比赛开始时,两名球员争抢裁判抛下的冰球
The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
开球时两名球员争抢裁判置于地上的球
The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
The referee dropped the puck to start the face-off at center ice.
裁判在中场放下冰球开始争球。
The political rivals engaged in a heated face-off during the debate.
两位政治对手在辩论中进行了激烈的对峙。
The two leaders prepared for a final face-off over the contract terms.
两位领导人为合同条款的最后对峙做好了准备。
也可用于比喻意义上的对峙局面。
There was a face-off between the two rival gangs.
两个敌对帮派之间发生了一场对峙。
常与动词 stand, be 等连用。
The two leaders stood in a face-off, neither willing to back down.
两位领导者处于对峙中，谁也不肯让步。
限于冰球语境。
The center won the face-off and passed the puck to his teammate.
中锋赢得了开球，将冰球传给了队友。
Not this
They will face-off at the center ice.
Use this
They will have a face-off at center ice.
错误：将'face-off'误用作动词。'Face-off'是名词，不是动词。改正后使用短语'have a face-off'，符合名词用法。
Not this
There was face-off in the game.
Use this
There was a face-off in the game.
错误：遗漏了不定冠词'a'。'Face-off'是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词。改正后加'a'，符合语法规则。
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常用于冰球比赛开球或表示对立局面
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