Eyeball to Eyeball——針鋒相對
** about to begin a conflict（即將開始衝突）// in confrontation（在對抗中）// to confront and contend with one another（相互面對和爭奪）
~~ 劍拔弩張；直接衝突；相持不下；互不相讓；怒目而視；瞪視着；你瞪着我，我瞪着你
~~ head to head // eye to eye // nose to nose // toe to toe // at close quarter（近距離）// mano a mano （Spanish for“hand-to-hand” or on equal footing 平等）
!! This hyperbole was originally used in the military context, but by 1950s it had applied to general use especially in political or sports confrontations.
（這個誇張詞最初在軍事環境中使用，但到了1950年代，它已廣泛應用於一般用途，尤其在政治或體育衝突或對峙中。）
!! The term can also be used in non-confrontational situations, when two parties meet, e.g. I would rather have an eyeball-to-eyeball discussion with you.
（在非對抗情況下也可以使用該術語，當兩方見面時，例如：我寧願與你面對面議論。）
>> Since mid-June, 2020China andIndia have been in an “eyeball-to-eyeball” military stand-off over a territory inBhutan, near a three-way junction between Bhutan, China’s Tibet and India’s Sikkim.
（自二○二○年六月中旬以來，中國和印度一直在不丹領土上針鋒相對的軍事對峙中，該地區靠近不丹、中國西藏和印度錫金之間的三路交界處。）
>> The two presidential candidates are finally going to have their debate eyeball to eyeball without teleprompters.
（兩位總統候選人最終將在沒有電子讀稿機的情況下對峙辯論。）
學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師 李啟文 教授