in a showdown with sb
用于描述与某人处于对峙状态。
The two leaders were in a showdown with each other at the summit.
两位领导人在峰会上相互摊牌。
最后对决；决战；一决胜负
当面摊牌；面对面冲突；（扑克）摊牌；亮牌；两个对手之间的最后决战,只有一个胜者。；面对面的敌对争执；扑克牌局最后一轮,剩余玩家须亮出所有手牌。
A final battle or contest between opponents that decides the winner.
两个对手之间的最后决战,只有一个胜者。
The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
面对面的敌对争执
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
扑克牌局最后一轮,剩余玩家须亮出所有手牌。
The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
The two leaders prepared for a final showdown at the summit.
两位领导人为峰会上的最后摊牌做好了准备。
用法提示：名词，表示双方之间的最终对决或摊牌。
The team knew that the championship game would be a showdown with their rivals.
球队知道冠军赛将是对手之间的一场对决。
用法提示：名词，指竞争激烈的对决或关键比赛。
After weeks of tension, the company faced a showdown with its creditors.
经过数周的紧张局势，该公司面临与其债权人的摊牌。
用法提示：名词，指紧要关头或冲突高潮。
用于描述与某人处于对峙状态。
The two leaders were in a showdown with each other at the summit.
两位领导人在峰会上相互摊牌。
强调对峙的议题或原因。
The union and management faced a showdown over wage increases.
工会与资方面临关于加薪的摊牌。
常用动宾结构，表示进行摊牌。
It's time to have a showdown and settle this dispute.
是时候摊牌解决这场争端了。
指双方进入必须面对的最后阶段。
Negotiations broke down and they reached a showdown.
谈判破裂，他们到了摊牌的地步。
confrontation 强调正面、直接的冲突，常用于指严重的对抗情境。
clash 强调冲突的激烈性和突然性，通常涉及意见或利益上的尖锐对立。
face-off 常用于体育比赛或双方势均力敌的对峙，语气较非正式。
standoff 强调双方互不相让、陷入僵持的状态，常用于谈判或冲突中。
grammar · medium
易错句子They showdowned with the manager yesterday.
正确表达They had a showdown with the manager yesterday.
中文里‘摊牌’可以作动词，但英语中‘showdown’是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确表达需搭配‘have a showdown’或‘stage a showdown’等动词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The showdown of the two candidates was intense.
正确表达The showdown between the two candidates was intense.
表示两者之间的对决，英语介词应用‘between’而非‘of’。‘showdown between’是固定搭配，强调双方对立。
在“摊牌/正面冲突”这一义项下，指双方各自让步、避免公开对抗。
与“摊牌”相对，指通过协商达成一致，而非面对面冲突。
指冲突后重修于好，与“摊牌”所强调的对抗性相反。
Showdown 指决定性的摊牌或对决，通常导致一个结果；而 standoff 强调双方僵持不下，没有进展或解决方案。
Showdown 是名词，意为摊牌或对决；show off 是动词短语，意为炫耀或展示自己的优点。
最后的对决
The two rivals prepared for a final showdown.
两个对手为最后的对决做好了准备。
与……的摊牌
The president faces a showdown with Congress over the budget.
总统在预算问题上与国会面临摊牌。
避免摊牌
Both sides want to avoid a showdown that could hurt the economy.
双方都希望避免一场可能损害经济的摊牌。
扑克牌摊牌
At the poker showdown, he revealed a royal flush.
在扑克摊牌时，他亮出了同花大顺。
戏剧性的对决
The movie ends with a dramatic showdown between the hero and the villain.
电影以英雄与反派之间戏剧性的对决结束。
showdown 原指扑克牌局中最后一轮亮牌决出胜负的时刻。
在扑克游戏中，showdown 时玩家亮出各自的牌。
showdown 常指与对手之间的最终较量。
showdown 的结果只能有一个赢家。
showdown 是比赛的最终回合或最后一轮。
逼迫摊牌
The CEO forced a showdown with the board over the merger.
首席执行官在合并问题上逼迫董事会摊牌。
避免摊牌
The two leaders avoided a showdown by reaching a compromise.
两位领导人通过达成妥协避免了摊牌。
摊牌时刻；决战时刻
After weeks of negotiation, it was showdown time.
经过数周的谈判，到了摊牌的时刻。
OK牧场大决斗
The showdown at the O.K. Corral is one of the most famous gunfights in American history.
OK牧场的对决是美国历史上最著名的枪战之一。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.