im·passe
noun/ˈɪmpæs/
/ˈɪmpæs/
[usually singular]- a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do
僵局；绝境 - to break/end the impasse
打破／结束僵局 - Negotiations have reached an impasse.
谈判已陷入僵局。 - The Governor attempted to resolve Minnesota’s current budget impasse.
州长试图解决明尼苏达州目前的预算难题。 - The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.
这一提议为双方摆脱外交僵局提供了出路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- present
- diplomatic
- …
- reach
- break
- end
- …
- a way out of an impasse
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from im- (expressing negation) + the stem of passer ‘to pass’. - to break/end the impasse