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a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress （辩论或竞赛中出现的）僵局，僵持局面 The talks ended in (a) stalemate. 谈判陷入僵局，无果而终。 proposals aimed at breaking (= ending) the political stalemate 旨在打破政治僵局的提议 The strike has once again reached stalemate. 罢工再次陷入僵局。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue. 打破和平谈判僵局的努力仍在继续。 The stalemate in the trade talks continues. 贸易谈判中的僵持仍在继续。 The talks reached (a) stalemate. 会谈陷入了僵局。 a stalemate between management and unions 资方与工会间的僵局 a stalemate over economic issues 关于经济问题的僵持
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- current
- end in
- reach
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- continue
- stalemate between
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(in chess 国际象棋 a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner 僵局；和棋 The match ended in (a) stalemate 比赛以僵局告终
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).