stalemate
noun /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/
/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress
synonym impasse(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。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2- 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- current
- end in
- reach
- result in
- …
- continue
- stalemate between
- stalemate in
- stalemate on
- …
- The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
- [uncountable, singular] (in chess
) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner国际象棋 僵局;和棋 - The match ended in (a) stalemate
比赛以僵局告终
- The match ended in (a) stalemate
词源mid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).