Word · Frequency #10197
Fully loadedstandoff
僵局；对峙
A deadlock or stalemate in a confrontation between opponents.
- 1.
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
保持两个物体之间固定距离的装置,尤其是表面与标志或电线之间的距离。
- 2.
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
平局
- 3.
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
对抗双方之间的僵局。
- 4.
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
成功抵御攻击的防守
平局；和局；间隔柱；隔离柱；成功防御；击退；保持两个物体之间固定距离的装置,尤其是表面与标志或电线之间的距离。；平局
In use
The meeting ended in a standoff because neither side was willing to compromise.
After a tense standoff, the manager finally agreed to listen to the workers.
Their argument reached a standoff, so they decided to stop talking for a while.
end in a standoff
The negotiation ended in a standoff.
谈判以僵局告终。
be at a standoff
The two sides are at a standoff.
双方陷入僵局。
break the standoff
常用于描述谈判、比赛等中的僵局状态。
They tried to break the standoff.
Connections
Collocations
- standoff between
- （两方之间的）僵局，对峙
- The standoff between the workers and the management finally ended.工人与管理层之间的对峙终于结束了。
- end the standoff
- 结束僵局；打破对峙
- Mediators were called in to end the standoff.有人请来调解员结束僵局。
- standoff over
- 在……问题上的对峙
- The standoff over the tax bill continues.围绕税收法案的对峙仍在继续。
- armed standoff
- 武装对峙
- Police spent hours negotiating an end to the armed standoff.警方花了数小时谈判以结束武装对峙。
- nuclear standoff
- 核对抗；核对峙
- Both leaders tried to avoid another nuclear standoff.两位领导人都试图避免再次发生核对抗。
- end in a standoff
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stand（站立）+ off（离开）：对立双方站着不动、互不相让，就成了僵局。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、外交谈判、警匪对峙 作“僵局、对峙”讲时，standoff 通常用于新闻报道、外交或执法场景，指双方互不退让的僵持局面；口语中也可使用，具体含义需看上下文。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵（/ɔf/）：off、scoff、cough、trough。注意拼写陷阱：stand 读 /stænd/，末尾有 /d/，和 standoff 的第一音节不同；of 读 /əv/，和 off 拼写相近但不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.