"standoff" in Chinese (Simplified)
对峙僵持
Definition
僵持指的是对立双方都不让步或无法达成协议，导致局面停滞不前或陷入僵局。也可以指双方对峙时都等待对方先行动。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Standoff”常用于描述警察、政治、谈判等紧张局面。既可表示武装对峙，也可指形势僵持不下。常用搭配如“armed standoff”、“end in a standoff”。不要与“stand-offish”（冷漠的）混淆。
Examples
The police and the suspect were in a standoff for hours.
警察和嫌疑人僵持了数小时。
The game ended in a standoff because neither team could score.
比赛因为双方都没得分而以**僵持**结束。
There was a standoff between two boys in the playground.
两个男孩在操场上发生了**对峙**。
Negotiations reached a standoff when neither side would back down.
谈判在双方都不让步时陷入了**僵持**。
After a tense standoff, the two leaders finally agreed to talk.
在一次紧张的**对峙**后，两位领导最终同意对话。
The courtroom turned silent during the lawyer-judge standoff.
法庭在律师与法官的**僵持**中变得鸦雀无声。