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

• There are few signs of an easy end to the impasse.
  这一僵局尚未出现善了的迹象。
• However there is also a political impasse.
  不过，叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。
• The negotiations had reached an impasse, with both sides refusing to compromise.
  由于双方都不肯妥协，谈判陷入僵局。
• We often reach an impasse in our thinking.
  我们在思维过程中常常会陷入僵局。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• 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。
• 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。
• We're at a complete impasse here.
  我们眼前的是一个僵局。
• The impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。