| 单词 | standoff |
| 释义 | standoff /stand"awf', -of'/, n. 1. a standing off or apart; aloofness. 2. a tie or draw, as in a game. 3. something that counterbalances. 4. a prop for holding the top of a ladder away from the vertical surface against which it is leaning. 5. Elect. an insulator that supports a conductor above a surface. adj. 6. standing off or apart; aloof; reserved: an uncordial and standoff manner. Also, stand-off. [1830-40; n., adj. use of v. phrase stand off] |
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