1. The political standoff ended when the army took over.
    军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。

1. 离岸：对处于困境中的汽车工业的金融援助由于政治的离岸(standoff)也处于停滞状态. 至少,接下来的两个月将会给成千上万的美国人带来巨大痛苦:他们将失去工作、失去家园或两者都失去. 然而,真正麻烦的是,现在造成的某些破坏将有可能不可逆转.

2. 螺柱：公司简介:我厂位于无锡锡山外商工业区,通过ISO9001认证系美资专业生产铜锣帽(brassnut) 螺注螺母(nutbolt)螺柱(standoff)汽车引擎零部件,拉铆螺母(Rivetnut).铆螺母(clinchnut)

1. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack
    a successful defensive stand

    Synonym: repulsion

2. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

    e.g. the game ended in a draw
           their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie

    Synonym: drawtie