Usage of 对峙 in colloquial Chinese.
对峙 means "confrontation; stand-off" (be locked in a confrontation or face-off, with neither side attacking or retreating) 

It is a metaphor that means "two sides standing still like two mountains facing each other; neither one would back down nor could they advance." 


  So I am wondering how do native Chinese speakers use this word


Some example: 

两军对峙多日 - the two armies stood-off with each other for days (对峙 as a verb)

两军的对峙已经持续多日 - The stand-off between the two armies has been going on for several days (对峙 as a noun)

示威者与警方对峙 - the demonstrators stand-off with the police (对峙 as a verb)

示威者与警方的对峙最后以暴力结束 - the stand-off between the demonstrators and the police ended in violence. (对峙 as a noun)