stand-off

基本解釋

France has hundreds of soldiers in the country in a peacekeeping operation, who were sucked into a bloody stand-off a few years ago.
法國雖然有幾百名士兵在這一地區(qū)執(zhí)行維和行動(dòng)，但這支部隊(duì)曾在幾年前卷進(jìn)一場血腥的對峙。
Global mining companies are pushing steelmakers to accept a record price for iron ore for the 2010-11 annual contracts, risking a repetition of last year's stand-off with China.
全球礦業(yè)巨擘正敦促鋼鐵制造商接受創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的2010-11年度鐵礦石合約價(jià)格，此舉可能導(dǎo)致礦商與中國之間重現(xiàn)去年的對峙局面。

Such inveterate suspicion has helped to prolong the year-long stand-off among Cambodia's feuding politicians.
ECONOMIST: Cambodia
Facebook said it will not waive the market stand-off provision for Zuckerberg or for non-employee directors.
FORBES: Facebook: Zuckerberg Won't Sell Any Shrs For Next 12 Mos

A standoff is a situation in which neither of two opposing groups or forces will make a move until the other one does something, so nothing can happen until one of them gives way.