"stand off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 對峙
• 僵持局面

Definition

當雙方互不相讓，導致緊張和停滯的局面。可以指實際對峙或意見分歧時的僵持。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常作為名詞使用：'a stand off'；有時寫作 'standoff'（美式更常見）。新聞、政治、警方報導常見。不要與 'stand up to'（勇敢面對）混淆。既可指相持不下的僵局，也可指雙方對峙卻未行動的場面。

Examples

There was a stand off between the two teams.

兩隊之間發生了**對峙**。

The meeting ended in a stand off.

會議以**僵持局面**結束。

Police had a stand off with protesters downtown.

警察與市中心的抗議者發生了**對峙**。

Negotiations turned into a long stand off with neither side willing to budge.

談判變成了一場漫長的**僵持局面**，雙方都不願讓步。

There was an hour-long stand off outside the building before things calmed down.

大樓外發生了一個小時的**對峙**，之後情況才平息。

"It's just a stand off right now—nobody wants to make the first move," she said about the negotiations.

「現在只是**僵持局面**——沒有人想先行動，」她談到談判時說。