be at loggerheads with的意思|示意

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英语中的表达be at loggerheads with也可以表达为“两败俱伤”的意思，它指的是两个人之间的矛盾僵持不下，比如无法调和双方的分歧，最后彼此只能互相攻击，双方都伤害到，当两个人激烈争执时，也可以用此表达。

例句：

1. The two leaders were at loggerheads with each other over the budget cuts.

2. The two families have been at loggerheads over the inheritance for decades.

3. My parents and I were at loggerheads because of my career choice.

4. My siblings and I were at loggerheads over the division of our late parents' estate.

从上面的例句可以看出，be at loggerheads with表达的是这种不是吵架，也不是小矛盾，而是如果一方就是非要占上风，另一方也不会让步，彼此对立而又不相让的僵持局面。由于双方都处在这种僵持状态下，双方都会受到伤害，因此表达两败俱伤状态也非常合适。所以可以用be at loggerheads with来表达两个人之间的这种僵持状态。