showdown
- n. 攤牌;緊要關(guān)頭;最后一決勝負(fù)
詞態(tài)變化
英文詞源
- showdown (n.)
- also show-down, 1873 in card-playing (especially poker) a slang term for the act of laying down the hands face-up, from show (v.) + down (adv.). Figurative sense of "final confrontation" is from 1904.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
- 首相正準(zhǔn)備和部長(zhǎng)們攤牌。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
- 今天資方準(zhǔn)備和工會(huì)成員攤牌。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. I'd like to avoid a showdown with my boss if I possibly can.
- 我盡可能地避免同老板攤牌.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
- 她始終鼓不起勇氣攤牌.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
- 他始終鼓不起勇氣攤牌.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》