impasse
英 [ˈɪmpæs]
美 [ˈɪmpæs]
n. 僵局; 绝境
Collins.1 / BNC.14887 / COCA.12663
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- to break/end the impasse
打破 / 结束僵局 - Negotiations have reached an impasse .
谈判已陷入僵局。
- to break/end the impasse
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.- 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。
- The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
英英释义
noun
- a street with only one way in or out
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - Fortunately, the planet has not yet reached that impasse.
幸运地是,我们的星球还未达到那样的僵局。 - But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。 - We seem to have reached an impasse.
我们似乎搞僵了。 - 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。 - We're at a complete impasse here.
我们眼前的是一个僵局。 - 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。 - 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。 - We often reach an impasse in our thinking.
我们在思维过程中常常会陷入僵局。