standoff

膠着状態、にらみ合い

対立するどちらの側も勝てず、事態が進まない状態。

やさしい英語で： A disagreement or confrontation in which neither side can win or move forward.

• The talks ended in a standoff.
• Police surrounded the house during an armed standoff.
• The standoff between management and workers lasted three weeks.

使い方： a standoff between A and B (The standoff between the two countries continued.)

類義語： deadlock, stalemate, impasse

よく使う表現： standoff between sides, armed standoff, tense standoff

スタンドオフ型の

敵の防御兵器が届かないほど遠くから攻撃するように設計された。

やさしい英語で： Designed to attack from far enough away to avoid the enemy’s defensive weapons.

• The aircraft carried a standoff missile.
• Standoff weapons allow attacks from beyond enemy defenses.
• The navy tested a new standoff system.

よく使う表現： standoff weapon, standoff missile, standoff attack