人跟人正面槓上
這是核心畫面直接用在人身上：兩邊立場相反，誰都不退。
noun · B2
A direct clash between two people or two groups who are against each other: an argument, a fight or a contest in which neither side will back down.
對決／正面衝突
核心畫面
Two sides turn until they are pointed straight at each other, close enough to see each other's eyes, and neither one steps back. Everything before this was circling and avoiding. A face-off is the moment the avoiding stops and the two of them are simply there, facing.
可以想成兩邊轉過身來，面對面站定。距離近到看得見對方的眼睛。在這之前，大家還在繞、還在閃。face-off 就是不再…更多收起
可以想成兩邊轉過身來，面對面站定。距離近到看得見對方的眼睛。在這之前，大家還在繞、還在閃。face-off 就是不再閃的那一刻。兩個人就這樣正對著彼此，等接下來發生什麼。這個畫面可以是吵架的兩方，也可以是冰上等著搶球的兩個球員。From the word’s history
Recorded around 1889, from face + off, or as a noun formed from the verb phrase face off.
大約一八八九年出現，由 face（面對）加上 off 組成；也有一說是先有動詞片語 face off，再變成名詞。兩條路線停在同一個畫面：先把臉轉向對方。
Wiktionary, entry 'face-off' (noun), source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1148244430
Two branches
冰上開球的那一刻
這一支是核心畫面的字面版：真的有兩個人臉對臉站著。
noun · B2
In ice hockey, the moment that starts play: two players from the opposing teams stand facing each other and each tries to win the puck that the referee drops between them.
（冰球）爭球、開球
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
face-offnoun/ˈfeɪsˌɑf/
- 1
A confrontation or argument between two people or groups.
- It's unclear which side will win the latest face-off between the President and Congress.
- Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.
- 2
hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleThe start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee.
- Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.
- 3
The start of play, when two players attempt to get possession of a ball placed on the ground between them by the referee.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。