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a complete failure to reach agreement or settle an argument synonym stalemate僵持;僵局;相持不下 European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。 - (British English)
The strike appeared to have reached deadlock. 罢工好像已陷入僵局。 - (North American English, British English)
The strike has reached a deadlock. 罢工已陷入僵局。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2, Difficulty and failurec2The government has called new talks in an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue of redundancy money. 政府召集新的谈判,以求打破处理遣散费问题上的僵局。 The negotiations ended in (a) deadlock. 谈判最后陷入僵局。 The negotiations were adjourned in deadlock last week. 谈判上星期因陷入僵局而中断。 The summit called for an end to the deadlock in the peace talks. 峰会呼吁结束和谈僵局。 The two were in a deadlock. 两人相持不下。 the deadlock between striking workers and their employer 罢工工人和雇主之间的僵持局面
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- reach
- break
- end
- …
- in deadlock
- deadlock between
- deadlock in
- …
- end in deadlock
- end in a deadlock
- (British English) (also deadbolt North American English, British English)[countable]
a type of lock on a door that needs a key to open or close it 需用钥匙开关的门锁