stalemate

noun

/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

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[uncountable, countable, usually singular] 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 synonym impasse
- 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 Examples
- Efforts 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
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- political
- current
verb + stalemate
- end in
- reach
- result in
- …
stalemate + verb
- continue
preposition
- stalemate between
- stalemate in
- stalemate on
- …
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[uncountable, singular] (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
compare checkmateTopics Games and toysc2

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).