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standoff

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ˈstændˌɔːf
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释义

n. 和局;僵持;冷淡;平衡 adj. 冷淡的;有支架的

例句

There is no sign of an end to the standoff between Mohawk Indians and the Quebec provincial police.
莫霍克印第安人和魁北克省警方之间的僵局没有结束的迹象。
This won't be a standoff or a dogfall.
这不会是一个僵局或平局。
"Unfortunately, the standoff will continue," he said.
很不幸的,这种僵局仍然会持续下去。

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a nation-versus-nation,very fragile standoff.And basically,
when it was nationalized by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.This move sparked a military standoffbetween Egypt and Britain, France, and Israel.
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