face-off

英 [ˈfeɪs ɒf]

美 [ˈfeɪs ɔːf]

n.  辩论; 搏斗; (冰球赛的)开球

复数：face-offs　

牛津词典

noun

• 辩论；搏斗
  an argument or a fight
  1. a face-off between the presidential candidates
     总统候选人之间的辩论
• （冰球赛的）开球
  the way of starting play in a game of ice hockey

英英释义

noun

• (ice hockey) the method of starting play
• a hostile disagreement face-to-face
  Synonym:confrontationencountershowdown

双语例句

• The debate was considered a crucial test for Mr Obama, who has suffered a sharp decline in the polls since the first face-off against his Republican rival two weeks ago.
  这场辩论被认为是对奥巴马的关键考验。自两周前首次与共和党竞争对手交锋以来，奥巴马在民调中的支持率急剧下滑。
• A face-off also restarts the game after each goal.
  脸小康也重新启动游戏后，每一个目标。
• Amid this face-off, the danger is that arguments over border taxes could make an agreement even more difficult to negotiate.
  这种对峙局面隐藏着一个危险：围绕边境税的争论可能会使协定的商谈变得更加艰难。
• Most damaging was the face-off over the Senkaku Islands last fall, in which the Japanese Coast Guard arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel in the disputed waters.
  对中日关系破坏最大的当属去年秋季两国围绕尖阁列岛（SenkakuIslands，中国称钓鱼岛&译注）问题展开的对抗。日本海上保安厅（JapaneseCoastGuard）在争议水域逮捕了一名中国渔船船长。
• Being a member of NATO and in the front of the western-eastern face-off, the FRG was deeply involved in this confrontation.
  作为北约组织成员并处于东西方对抗前沿的联邦德国，深深地卷入了这场对抗之中。
• But the state-run bank is low because of the sufficient rate of the capital at present. high problem of non-performing assets rate, there will be a great deal of risks in competing for with the face-off of the large international bank.
  但是目前国有银行由于资本充足率低、不良资产率高等问题，在与国际大银行的对抗竞争中会存在诸多风险。
• Research on the Post-IPO Financial Performance Face-off of Listed Companies in China
  上市公司IPO之后财务业绩变脸研究
• "He and the manager had a face-off, but nothing came of it."
  “他和经理对抗，但是没什么结果。”
• Though emotionally satisfying for some, this creates a Ferguson, Missouri-style face-off between police and population.
  虽然此举给一部分人带来情绪上的满足，但它将导致密苏里州弗格森式的警民对峙。
• Pedestrian face-off is an awkward situation in which two pedestrians, who are on a collision course with each other, are repeatedly unsuccessful in averting one another.
  （暂译为“迎面相撞”）指的是两个行人迎面相撞，又屡次相互躲闪失败这样一个尴尬的情景。