"in a dead heat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 并列
• 打成平手

Definition

当两个人或队伍在比赛中完全打成平手，没有明显的胜者时，就称为并列。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于比赛、竞选、体育竞技，表示完全平局；比一般“打成平手”更正式。通常不用于棋类或日常小矛盾的平局。

Examples

The two runners finished in a dead heat.

两名跑步者最终以**并列**完成。

Last night’s game ended in a dead heat.

昨晚的比赛以**打成平手**结束。

The election was in a dead heat until the final votes arrived.

选举一直是**并列**直到最后一票到来。

After hours of competition, they were still in a dead heat.

经过几个小时的比赛，他们仍然**打成平手**。

It’s neck and neck—both teams are in a dead heat at halftime.

势均力敌——中场时双方**并列**。

You can’t call it yet; the candidates are in a dead heat.

现在还不能下定论，候选人**打成平手**。