1 N-VAR 僵局;僵持 Stalemate is a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible. 僵局;僵持
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President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit.
布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。
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He said the war had reached a stalemate and that a political accord was the only solution.
他说战争已陷入僵局,政治协议是唯一的解决办法。
SYN deadlock, draw, tie, impasse
2 N-VAR (国际象棋的)和棋 In chess, stalemate is a position in which a player cannot make any move which is allowed by the rules, so that the game ends and no one wins. (国际象棋的)和棋
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