showdown

英 ['ʃəʊdaʊn] 美 ['ʃoʊdaʊn]

• n. 摊牌；最后的胜负对决

英英释义

Noun:

1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We may have to force a showdown.
   我们也许得迫使对方摊牌。
2. She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
   她始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
3. There is bound to be a showdown between these two rivals.
   这两个对手最后肯定要一决雌雄。
4. The showdown is always at the climax of cowboy-western movies.
   最后的决一死战总是出现在西部牛仔片的高潮中。
5. The competition was billed as a showdown between sporting champions.
   这场竞赛号称是运动冠军间的大对决。

经典引文

• Stoessl..left after a showdown with Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade.

  出自：Campaign

近反义词

【近义词】

• confrontation 对抗
• face-off (冰球赛等的)开球...
• fight 战斗
• argument 辩论
• head-to-head 肉搏战
• quarrel 吵架
• conflict 冲突
• row 排
• shootout 枪战
• encounter 意外的相见