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单词 showdown
释义
showdown
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃəʊ.daʊn/us
/ˈʃoʊ.daʊn/
animportantargumentthat isintendedto end adisagreementthat hasexistedfor alongtime:
决定胜负的大辩论；摊牌
Thepresidentispreparingfor a showdownwithRepublicansoverhisplanstoreformtheeconomy.总统正在作准备，打算就他的经济改革计划和共和党人最后放手一搏。
Millions ofdollarswerespentonlawyersin acourtroomshowdownbetweenthe twocompanies.两家公司在法庭的最后一战光在律师身上就花了数百万美元。
Synonym
confrontation
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Arguments & disagreements
  • argument
  • be (on) non-speakersidiom
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  • bickering
  • blow(someone/something)up
  • bust up
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  • conflict
  • contentiousness
  • contretemps
  • ding-dong
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  • dust-up
  • hostility
  • kerfuffle
  • misunderstanding
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  • spat
  • squabble
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(Definition ofshowdownfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

showdown| American Dictionary

showdown
noun[C]
us
/ˈʃoʊˌdɑʊn/
anevent, such as ameetingorfight, thatendsadisagreementordecideswho willwin:
amilitaryshowdown
Sunday’s showdown willdecidewhether Mexico or Italy is theworldsoccerchampion.
(Definition ofshowdownfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshowdown

showdown
He first postponed the time of theshowdown, then downsized its scope.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the 1950s, this led to increased pressures for change and an eventualshowdownbetween the king and his opposition.
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They were now poised for the finalshowdown.
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Their impact on the finalshowdownwould be small, but the strong arm of antirevolutionary diplomacy was raised against them.
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That was the curtain-raiser for the ultimateshowdown.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While the comic uses page-wide panels in theshowdownscene, other large panels are scattered here and there, but neither narrative nor dramatic uses can be identified.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some people think that ashowdownwith the unions is inevitable, even if it brings us near to the brink of civil war.
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Will he not reconsider the position and let us have ashowdown, to see what strength there is?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
When it comes to ashowdown, the flexibility that is provided by air-launched systems is sometimes essential.
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There has to be ashowdownsooner or later, ashowdownthat involves the risk of war.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There may be a case for the miners, but there is no case for a fight and ashowdown.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is absolutely certain that ashowdownmust come.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If they want ashowdown, we are ready for them.
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So now, in its place, we have theshowdownpolicy.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are too many employers saying, sometimes openly and sometimes behind their hands, that this is the time for ashowdownwith the trade unions.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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