showdown

英 [ˈʃəʊ.daʊn]      美 [ˈʃoʊ.daʊn]
  • n. 摊牌;紧要关头;最后一决胜负
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showdown (n.)
also show-down, 1873 in card-playing (especially poker) a slang term for the act of laying down the hands face-up, from show (v.) + down (adv.). Figurative sense of "final confrontation" is from 1904.
1. The Prime Minister is preparing for a showdown with Ministers.
首相正准备和部长们摊牌。
2. Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
今天资方准备和工会成员摊牌。
3. I'd like to avoid a showdown with my boss if I possibly can.
我尽可能地避免同老板摊牌.
4. She was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
她始终鼓不起勇气摊牌.
5. He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.
他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌.

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