English Dictionary

staring contest

名詞

a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.

日本語の意味

にらめっこ：二人の人が互いに目を合わせ、どちらが先に瞬きをするか目線を逸らすかを競うゲーム

At the family reunion, my grandmother surprised everyone by winning a staring contest with my teenage cousin.

親戚の集まりで、祖母は10代のいとことの見つめ合い勝負に勝ち、皆を驚かせた。

意味（1）

a game in which two people maintain eye contact for as long as possible, the loser being the one who is the first to blink or look away.

意味（2）

a confrontation between two parties in which neither side is prepared to back down.

staring contests （ plural ）