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

• In the US, it is a face-off between California and Massachusetts for the title of the most entrepreneurial state, with three schools from each featuring in the top 10.
  在美国，加利福尼亚州与马萨诸塞州在争夺最具创业精神州头衔方面不相上下，两州各有三所院校跻身十强。
• On the contrary, register, want pieces of doctrine register biological right result of change between the party, there is no effect of the third person of face-off.
  相反，登记要件主义当事人之间未经登记不发生物权变动之效果，也无对抗第三人的效力。
• Brand loyalty is giving European manufactures a leg-up in the face-off with their US rivals.
  忠于品牌的消费心理使欧洲制造商在与美国对手的竞争中处于有利地位。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The two armies are locked in a face-off.
  两军对峙。
• 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。