| 释义 |
stalemate/ˈsteilmeit/ n. & v.●n. 1 Chess a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check 【棋类】僵局 2 a deadlock or drawn contest 僵棋，和棋 ●v. tr. 1 Chess bring (a player) to a stalemate 【棋类】使(棋手)陷入僵局，使(棋手)束手无策 2 bring to a standstill 使成僵局，使相持不下 [obsolete stale (from Anglo-French estale from estaler ‘be placed’: cf. STALE1) + MATE2] |