end in a standoff
The negotiation ended in a standoff.
谈判以僵局告终。
僵局；对峙
standoffs — plural of standoff
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
A deadlock or stalemate in a confrontation between opponents.
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。
A device which maintains a fixed distance between two objects, especially between a surface and a sign or electrical wiring.
平局
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
对抗双方之间的僵局。
A deadlocked confrontation between antagonists.
成功抵御攻击的防守
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
The meeting ended in a standoff because neither side was willing to compromise.
会议陷入僵局，因为双方都不愿意妥协。
用法提示：standoff 为名词，意为“僵局”，指双方互不退让的局面。
After a tense standoff, the manager finally agreed to listen to the workers.
经过一场紧张的对峙后，经理终于同意听取工人们的意见。
用法提示：standoff 为名词，意为“对峙”，强调冲突双方的僵持状态。
Their argument reached a standoff, so they decided to stop talking for a while.
他们的争论陷入僵局，于是决定暂时停止交谈。
用法提示：standoff 为名词，表示“僵局”，指争论无法取得进展的状态。
The negotiation ended in a standoff.
谈判以僵局告终。
The two sides are at a standoff.
双方陷入僵局。
常用于描述谈判、比赛等中的僵局状态。
They tried to break the standoff.
他们试图打破僵局。
deadlock 与 standoff 几乎等价，强调双方都不退让、无法取得进展；正式和非正式场合都常用。
impasse 更正式，多用于谈判或讨论陷入死胡同，带无路可走的意味；口语中不如 standoff 常见。
stalemate 源于国际象棋，比 deadlock 多一层对抗双方都无法获胜、相持不下的意思。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two sides standoff for hours.
正确表达The two sides are in a standoff for hours.
“standoff”是名词，不能作动词，需使用“be in a standoff”结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a standoff among the negotiators.
正确表达There was a standoff between the negotiators.
“standoff”隐含两方对立，介词应为“between”，而非“among”（用于三方以上）。
对应“僵局、对峙”义：双方达成一致，结束对抗；不适用于“平局”或“间隔柱”义。
对应“僵局、对峙”义：通过商定方案消除僵局；非“平局”义的反义词。
对应“僵局、对峙”义：以协商方式了结争端，是相持状态的解除。
对应“僵局、对峙”义：打破僵局、取得进展，与互不退让的态势相反。
‘standoff’ 指的是比赛中比分持平且胜负未定的情况，而 ‘deadlock’ 更常用于描述谈判或讨论中无法达成一致的僵局。
（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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
以平局结束（比分相等）
The championship match ended in a standoff after extra time.
冠军赛加时赛后以平局结束。
stand + off
与僵局同属冲突解决的过程，谈判陷入僵局时便出现standoff。
僵局常常是危机局势的表现之一。
人质事件中常出现警方与劫持者之间的standoff。
敌对双方僵持不下时，往往需要通过停战或协议打破standoff。
三方对峙的僵局；互不相让的僵局
The three leaders were locked in a Mexican standoff, each waiting for the others to give way.
三位领导人陷入三方僵局，都在等着对方退让。
核对峙；核武器威胁下的僵持局面
The Cold War was a long nuclear standoff between the two superpowers.
冷战是两个超级大国之间长期的核对峙。
这是一场墨西哥式对峙。
Eddie says this line during the final standoff in the movie Reservoir Dogs.
埃迪在电影《落水狗》的最后对峙中说了这句台词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.