head-to-head

英 [ˌhed tə ˈhed]

美 [ˌhed tə ˈhed]

adj.  正面交锋的; 面对面的
n.  肉搏战; 白刃战

牛津词典

adj.

• 正面交锋的；面对面的
  in which two people or groups face each other directly in order to decide the result of a disagreement or competition
  1. a head-to-head battle/clash/contest
     正面战斗 / 冲突 / 竞争

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 正面交锋的;短兵相接的
  Ahead-to-headcontest or competition is one in which two people or groups compete directly against each other.
  1. He won a head-to-head battle with NF leader Jean-Marie Le Pen.
     他在和国民阵线领袖让-马里·勒庞的正面交锋中获得了胜利。
  2. Head-to-headis also an adverb.
     
  3. Canadian business cannot compete head-to-head with American business.
     加拿大企业无力同美国企业正面交锋。
• N-COUNT 正面交锋的比赛
  Ahead-to-headis a head-to-head contest or competition.
  1. ...a head-to-head between the champion and the aspiring champion.
     卫冕冠军和挑战者之间的正面交锋

英英释义

adj

• inconclusive as to outcome
  1. as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
  2. the election was a nip and tuck affair
  Synonym:neck and necknip and tuck
• involving two persons
  1. a tete-a-tete supper
  2. a head-to-head conversation
  Synonym:tete-a-tete

adv

• even or close in a race or competition or comparison
  1. the horses ran neck and neck
  2. he won nip and tuck
  Synonym:neck and necknip and tuck

双语例句

• It means competition for places in the United squad will be fierce, especially on the flanks, with Young going head-to-head with Valencia and Nani.
  这意味着曼联队内的位置竞争将会很激烈，特别是边路。杨将与纳尼和巴伦西亚直接竞争。
• Businessinsider is claiming to have seen the rarest of devices: new blackberries intended to take on apple and Google head-to-head.
  科技博客BusinessInsider称已看到了最罕见的设备：欲与苹果公司（Apple）和谷歌公司（Google）一决雌雄的、全新设计的黑莓手机。
• The two boxers will go head-to-head this Saturday to determine who will be boxing champion of the world.
  两位拳击手本周六将进行一场势均力敌的冠军赛，决定谁才是世界拳王。
• The two groups, now with realigned priorities, will continue to go head-to-head in their new priority businesses, too, corporate banking, trade finance and high-end personal banking.
  这两大集团的战略重心都经过了调整，它们也会在企业银行、贸易融资和高端个人银行等新的优先业务上，展开针锋相对的竞争。
• Two fetuses go head-to-head in the womb.
  子宫中，两个胎儿头顶头的肉搏战。
• We believe that direct head-to-head comparisons of biologic drugs in patients suffering from RA are needed.
  我们相信在RA病人中直接头对头比较的生物制剂是需要的。
• Juventus are going head-to-head with Barcelona for two striker targets.
  尤文图斯正在为了两名前锋和巴塞罗那进行肉搏战。
• After growing rapidly for several years and receiving a marketing boost from the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Li-Ning planned to compete head-to-head with Nike and Adidas by rebranding itself as a higher-end sportswear company.
  在迅速增长了几年并因2008年北京奥运会获得营销提振后，李宁将自己重新定义为一家高端运动装企业，计划与耐克（nike）和阿迪达斯（adidas）正面交锋。
• The200 free was a particular disappointment for swimming fans looking forward to the only head-to-head between Phelps and Australia's Thorpe.
  对于游泳爱好者来说，200米自由泳的比赛尤其令人失望，因为他们原本只是想看菲尔普斯和澳大利亚的索普进行对决。
• The elimination of head-to-head competition between two leading firms may result in unilateral anticompetitive effects.
  消除两家处于市场中领导地位的公司间势均力敌的竞争可能导致单方面的反竞争效应。