Word · Frequency #15319
Fully loadedshowdown
最后对决；决战；一决胜负
A final battle or contest between opponents that decides the winner.
- 1.
The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
两个对手之间的最后决战,只有一个胜者。
- 2.
a hostile disagreement face-to-face
面对面的敌对争执
- 3.
The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.
扑克牌局最后一轮,剩余玩家须亮出所有手牌。
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。
In use
The two leaders prepared for a final showdown at the summit.
The team knew that the championship game would be a showdown with their rivals.
After weeks of tension, the company faced a showdown with its creditors.
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。
a showdown over sth
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。
have a showdown
常用动宾结构，表示进行摊牌。
Connections
Collocations
- final showdown
- 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。
- showdown with
- 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。
- avoid a showdown
- 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。
- poker showdown
- 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。
- dramatic showdown
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：show（亮出）+ down（放下）——把牌摊在桌上亮底牌，最终对决一决胜负。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：poker games、sports competitions、political contests、business negotiations、personal confrontations showdown 既指扑克牌局中的“摊牌（亮牌）”，也常用来比喻“最后对决／当面交锋”。使用场合比较广，体育、政治、商业或日常人际冲突中都会出现；语气通常偏中性，略带非正式和戏剧性，在正式学术写作中较少见。具体用法取决于语义和搭配。
Grammar Note
常与介词 with 连用，如 a showdown with sb. 或 in a showdown.
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的结尾均含 -own，读作 /aʊn/，与 showdown 词尾 /daʊn/ 押韵。注意：own、shown、known、grown 虽拼写类似，但读作 /oʊn/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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