face off

/ˈfeɪs ˌɔːf/· verb

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Chinese meaning

交锋;对阵

正zhèng面miàn对duì抗kàng、较jiào量liàng

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美měi国guó队duì与yǔ比bǐ利lì时shí队duì今jīn日rì在zài世shì界jiè杯bēi正zhèng面miàn交jiāo锋fēng

Example

And, the U.S. and Belgium face off today in the FIFA World Cup.

而且,美国队和比利时队今天在国际足联世界杯上交锋。

Source: NPR · 6 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó队duì今jīn日rì在zài世shì界jiè杯bēi迎yíng战zhàn比bǐ利lì时shí队duì,争zhēng夺duó晋jìn级jí资zī格gé。

Roots · etymology

字面“面对面”,face(面对)叠加方向副词 off

  • face(脸→面对)+ off(对峙方向);短语动词,不可再拆词根

Collocations

  • face off against / face off in the final

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