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

• But we need a game-change moment to get us through this impasse.
  但我们需要一个变革时刻，使我们突破这个僵局。
• However there is also a political impasse.
  不过，叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。
• Eg. this was at least a temporary relief from the impasse.
  这至少使我暂时摆脱了僵局。
• The solution is to break the Doha Development Agenda impasse in2008.
  解决办法是在2008年打破多哈发展回合的僵局。
• It is unclear how the House and Senate can resolve the impasse.
  目前不清楚众议院和参议院如何打破这个僵局。
• This decision broke the impasse between donor countries and Palestinian Autonomous Authorities that had lasted for nearly one year.
  这一决定打破了援助国同巴自治领导机构之间延续将近一年的僵局。
• This impasse was the result of a tragic failure of leadership.
  目前的僵局是领导力失败的可悲结果。
• 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。
• Here is where all this welcome commitment, funding, and momentum reaches an impasse.
  在此所有这些受欢迎的承诺、资金和势头陷入了僵局。
• We often reach an impasse in our thinking.
  我们在思维过程中常常会陷入僵局。