English Dictionary

Mexican standoff

名詞

俗語

(slang) An inconclusive standoff, ending in mutual retreat.

日本語の意味

双方が譲歩し、決着がつかない膠着状態 / 互いに退く形で終局する、結果が見えない対立の状況

The negotiations ended in a Mexican standoff, with neither side willing to make the first concession.

交渉は決着のつかない膠着状態に終わり、どちらも最初に譲歩しようとしなかった。

意味（1）

(slang) An inconclusive standoff, ending in mutual retreat.

意味（2）

(slang) A confrontation among two or more armed parties, none of which wants to attack first (fearing that the other could retaliate), but neither of which will disarm (for fear the other will attack).

意味（3）

(slang) A three-way or more standoff.

[About Reservoir Dogs] In this scene, and in the three-way shootout, a Mexican standoff, the extreme, almost operatic violence is grazed with black comedy

意味（4）

(slang, poker) A pot that is split among the players because of a tie.

意味（5）

(rail transport) A near-collision between two trains; an averted cornfield meet.

Mexican standoffs （ plural ）