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单词 Mexican standoff
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Definition of Mexican standoff in English:

Mexican standoff

noun
  • A deadlock, stalemate, impasse; a roughly equal (and frequently unsatisfactory) outcome to a conflict in which there is no clear winner or loser; (also formerly) a massacre in cold blood.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Sunday Mercury (New York). See stand-off.

 
 

Definition of Mexican standoff in US English:

Mexican standoff

noun
  • A deadlock, stalemate, impasse; a roughly equal (and frequently unsatisfactory) outcome to a conflict in which there is no clear winner or loser; (also formerly) a massacre in cold blood.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Sunday Mercury (New York). See stand-off.

 
 
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