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

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。
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。
"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。”
And it made her an instant hero among the millions of television viewers who had tuned in to watch the face-off between the Murdochs and their parliamentary interrogators.
而对于默多克在听证会上的表现，几乎所有媒体都引用了他在听证会上的开场白，“这是我人生中最为卑微的一天”。
In one, Iran ends up with nuclear weapons, bringing new instability and a hair-trigger face-off with nuclear Israel into one of the world's least-safe neighbourhoods.
第一，伊朗停止会带来新一轮的不稳定和使以色列从千钧一发的核对峙到最不安全的领国的核试验。
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。
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。
The Holy Spirit led Him into this face-off between the powers of heaven and hell.
这并非纯属巧合，而是圣灵的引领，让属天与属地的两大势力对决。
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。
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