| 单词 | standoff |
| 释义 | standoff noun[C] uk/ˈstænd.ɒf/us/ˈstænd.ɑːf/asituationin whichagreementin anargumentdoes notseempossible 僵局，僵持局面Synonym stalemate Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
standoff| American Dictionarystandoff noun[C] us/ˈstændˌɔf/asituationin which neithersidehaswonacompetitionorargument, or anoccasionwhen someonepreventsofficialsfromacting, usually bythreateningviolence: Thebattleofwillsbetweenteacherandstudentwas a standoff. Shelockedherself in thehouse, but after abriefstandoff,policeconvincedher to come out. standoff| Business Englishstandoff noun[C] (alsostand-off)uk/ˈstændɒf/usasituationin whichagreementin anargumentdoes notseempossible: standoff between sb and sbThe standoff betweenpotentialbuyersandsellershaseffectsthroughouttheeconomy. Themajorissuehangingover both thestockandbondmarketsis thebudgetstandoff in Washington Examplesofstandoffstandoff Thestandofffocused two very different readings of the nature of things. From theCambridge English Corpus The best recent works move beyond the melting pot/salad bowlstandoff. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of males involved in a fight orstandoffwas also determined. From theCambridge English Corpus Nothing of the discussion was declared publicly, yet it seems clear that the cafezistas were in disagreement over the best way to end thestandoff. From theCambridge English Corpus This occurs when the tungsten plasma diverges, and the laserstandoffis eliminated. From theCambridge English Corpus The most the theist need concede is astandoffwith respect to intuitions concerning the divine nature and the range of possible worlds. From theCambridge English Corpus In the third group of data, the liner thickness was varied while the apex angle, thestandoff, and the liner thickness were kept constant. From theCambridge English Corpus Usually, more than two males were involved in thestandoffresulting in a pile-up. From theCambridge English Corpus I see thestandoffand conclude that neither view is reasonable. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, in these cases, no second-order substantive principle is available to resolve the first-orderstandoff. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, within a complex internal context, thestandoffbetween the two major protagonists from 1990 remains critical. From theCambridge English Corpus Standoffannotations refer to specific locations in the primary data, by addressing byte offsets, elements, etc., to which the annotation applies. From theCambridge English Corpus Catalyst is a distributed architecture for the communication ofstandoffannotations among independent text processing components. From theCambridge English Corpus The circumstances of thatstandoffchanged during the 1789/90 dry season, however, with significant consequences for leaders in all camps, whether rebels or customary elites. From theCambridge English Corpus In the second group of data, thestandoffdistance was varied while the apex angle, the liner thickness, and the weight of the charge were maintained. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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