"standoff" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 對峙
• 僵持

Definition

僵持指的是對立雙方都不讓步或無法達成協議，導致局面停滯不前或陷入僵局。也可以指雙方對峙時都等待對方先行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「standoff」常用來形容政治、警察或談判等緊張局面。既可以指武裝對峙，也可以指僵持不下的情形。常見片語如「armed standoff」、「end in a standoff」。別與「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數小時。

The game ended in a standoff because neither team could score.

比賽因為雙方都沒得分而以**僵持**結束。

There was a standoff between two boys in the playground.

兩個男孩在操場上發生了**對峙**。

Negotiations reached a standoff when neither side would back down.

談判在雙方都不讓步時陷入了**僵持**。

After a tense standoff, the two leaders finally agreed to talk.

在一次緊張的**對峙**後，兩位領導最終同意對話。

The courtroom turned silent during the lawyer-judge standoff.

法庭在律師與法官的**僵持**中變得鴉雀無聲。