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show·down /ˈʃəʊdaʊn $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun [countable usually singular] ARGUEDECIDEa meeting, argument, fight etc that will settle a disagreement or competition that has continued for a long time 摊牌，最后的较量showdown with a showdown with the striking workers 和罢工工人摊牌 Britain has a World Cup showdown with Australia next month. 下个月英国队和澳大利亚队将有一场世界杯的决战。Examples from the Corpusshowdown• Everyone in the office knew that there would be a showdown sooner or later, the way things were going.• I felt it was necessary to have a showdown.• A sequence of events since last spring made a showdown over these issues almost inevitable, analysts contend.• The Senate moved toward another showdown with the President over the budget.• Odd things have been happening to the Republicans in Congress since their disastrous showdown with the president over the budget.• Behind the scenes Pilger, still fuming from the Kennedy Hotel showdown, was working separately.• So you must expect one last showdown that's followed by a decisive step in a new direction.• What happened was the night before break started, Rudy and I had another one of our showdowns in his bed.• The showdown between Rosecrans and Bragg finally came in mid-September.• The showdown came when the Andover people helped impose a ban on prostitution.show·down nounChineseSyllable a disagreement settle etc Corpus meeting, that will fight argument, a |