impasse

英 [ˈɪmpæs]

美 [ˈɪmpæs]

n.  僵局; 绝境

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牛津词典

noun

• 僵局；绝境
  a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do
  1. to break/end the impasse
     打破 / 结束僵局
  2. Negotiations have reached an impasse .
     谈判已陷入僵局。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 绝境;僵局;死胡同
  If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as animpasse.
  1. The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
     公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。

英英释义

noun

• a street with only one way in or out
  Synonym:blind alleycul de sacdead-end street
• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  1. reached an impasse on the negotiations
  Synonym:deadlockdead endstalematestandstill

双语例句

• The two parties have been at an impasse over the judges since the beginning of their coalition.
  从联合政府组建开始，两党在是否恢复法官职位问题上的磋商就陷入僵局。
• The impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• Here is where all this welcome commitment, funding, and momentum reaches an impasse.
  在此所有这些受欢迎的承诺、资金和势头陷入了僵局。
• The speech bypasses a bizarre political impasse.
  鲍尔森的演说绕开了一个奇特的政治僵局。
• We seem to have reached an impasse.
  我们似乎搞僵了。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• It is unclear how the House and Senate can resolve the impasse.
  目前不清楚众议院和参议院如何打破这个僵局。
• However there is also a political impasse.
  不过，叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。
• Despite some tepid reforms, most of its economy remains stuck in a dirigiste impasse.
  尽管进行了一些不温不火的改革，叙利亚大部分经济仍然深陷于统制经济的僵局。