tiebreaker

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tie·break·er /ˈtaɪbreɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1. DSan extra question in a game or quiz, used to decide who will win when two people have the same number of points 〔游戏或问答比赛的〕决胜题2. DST (also tiebreak /ˈtaɪbreɪk/) the final game of a set in tennis, played when each player has won six games 〔网球比赛的〕抢七局

Examples from the Corpus

tiebreaker• Instead, there was a tiebreaker.• Finally, complete the tiebreaker, saying in up to 20 words why you'd like to win first prize.• The muscular Stoliarov pulled out the tiebreaker after Hewitt committed a series of unforced errors.• The Sydney Olympic gold medallist sealed the tiebreaker with an ace and the fight appeared to go out of Grosjean's game.• The tiebreaker will be inPart 3, our December 1992 issue.

tie·break·er nounChineseSyllable  

game used in a to quiz, extra question or an Corpus

tiebreaker
tie‧break‧er /ˈtaɪbreɪkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. an extra question in a game or quiz, used to decide who will win when two people have the same number of points
2. (also tie‧break /ˈtaɪbreɪk/) the final game of a set in tennis, played when each player has won six games

tie·breakerBrE /ˈtaɪbreɪkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪbreɪkər/ 🔊 noun(NAmE) (BrE tie·break) (in tennis 网球) a period of extra play to decide who is the winner of a set when both players have won six games 平分决胜局；抢七局an extra question in a competition to decide who is the winner when two or more of those taking part have equal scores 平分决胜比赛；（竞赛中比分相同时附加的）决胜负问题

closing date, competition, disqualify, judge, prize, round, runner-up, submit, tiebreaker, winner