grid·lock
noun/ˈɡrɪdlɒk/
/ˈɡrɪdlɑːk/
[uncountable, countable]- a situation in which there are so many cars in the streets of a town that the traffic cannot move at all
市区交通大堵塞 - It’s gridlock between 6.30 and 9.00.
6.30 到 9.00 之间很堵。 - The protest march created gridlock.
抗议游行造成交通瘫痪。 - roads that are prone to gridlocks
容易出现拥堵的道路
- It’s gridlock between 6.30 and 9.00.
- (usually in politics) a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
僵局（因意见分歧而无法采取行动） - Congress is in gridlock.
国会因意见分歧而陷入僵局。
- Congress is in gridlock.
Word Origin1980s (originally US): from grid (in sense (1)) + lock ‘become rigidly fixed’.