face-off

名词 face-off:

1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
   同义词：confrontation, encounter, showdown
2. (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players

动词 face-off:

1. start a game by a face-off
   同义词：face off, bully off

face-off

n.（名词）
Sports A method of starting play in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games in which an official drops the puck or ball between two opposing players who contend for its control.
【体育运动】 开球：在冰球、曲棍球和其它的比赛中开赛的一种方法，一个官员将冰球落在两个争球的对手之间
A confrontation:
公然反对，敌对：
例句：
.Marshall`s face-off with Jefferson inMarbury v. Madison in 803. (Newsweek)
.马歇尔于803年就马伯里诉麦迪逊案 公然反对杰斐逊 (新闻周刊)