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

• Yet, as the impasse over Greece confirms, the continent is in crisis.
  然而，正如希腊僵局所证实的那样，欧洲大陆正陷入危机当中。
• It remained for Mr Parkhill to break through the impasse.
  只有等待帕克希尔先生来打破僵局了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• 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。
• There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.
  大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
• 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。
• Eg. this was at least a temporary relief from the impasse.
  这至少使我暂时摆脱了僵局。