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 two university debate teams are scheduled for a televised face-off this evening at one of the shanghai TV studios.
  那两支大学辩论队定于今晚在一个上海电视台举行电视直播较量。
• 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。
• The two armies are locked in a face-off.
  两军对峙。
• The design started from the viewpoint of "face-off", to change the texture and expressions of containers.
  以「变脸」的设计观点出发，改变材质，改变容器的表情。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lori greased up before the big face-off.
  罗瑞事前在手上涂了猪油。
• 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”。
• He is a great face-off player in hockey.
  他是个在“一对一”的比赛中很厉害的曲棍球选手。
• 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。