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

• We seem to have reached an impasse.
  我们似乎搞僵了。
• This created an impasse.
  这让谈判陷入了僵局。
• 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。
• There is a general feeling that a way out of the impasse has been found, and people no longer knit their brows in despair.
  大家以为有了出路，愁眉锁眼的姿态为之一扫。
• 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。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。