stale·mate

noun

/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress（辩论或竞赛中出现的）僵局，僵持局面 synonym impasse
- The talks ended in (a) stalemate.谈判陷入僵局，无果而终。
- proposals aimed at breaking (= ending) the political stalemate旨在打破（=结束）政治僵局的提案
- The strike has once again reached stalemate.罢工再次陷入僵局。
Extra Examples
- Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue.打破和平谈判僵局的努力仍在继续。
- The stalemate in the trade talks continues.贸易谈判中的僵持仍在继续。
- The talks reached (a) stalemate.会谈陷入了僵局。
- a stalemate between management and unions资方与工会间的僵局
- a stalemate over economic issues关于经济问题的僵持
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- political
- current
verb + stalemate
- end in
- reach
- result in
- …
stalemate + verb
- continue
preposition
- stalemate between
- stalemate in
- stalemate on
- …
[uncountable, singular] (in chess) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner僵局；和棋
- The match ended in (a) stalemate比赛以（a）平局告终
compare checkmateTopics Games and toysc2

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).

单词	stalemate
释义	stale·mate noun /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress（辩论或竞赛中出现的）僵局，僵持局面 synonym impasse The talks ended in (a) stalemate.谈判陷入僵局，无果而终。 proposals aimed at breaking (= ending) the political stalemate旨在打破（=结束）政治僵局的提案 The strike has once again reached stalemate.罢工再次陷入僵局。 Extra Examples Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue.打破和平谈判僵局的努力仍在继续。 The stalemate in the trade talks continues.贸易谈判中的僵持仍在继续。 The talks reached (a) stalemate.会谈陷入了僵局。 a stalemate between management and unions资方与工会间的僵局 a stalemate over economic issues关于经济问题的僵持 Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective political current verb + stalemate end in reach result in … stalemate + verb continue preposition stalemate between stalemate in stalemate on … [uncountable, singular] (in chess) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner僵局；和棋 The match ended in (a) stalemate比赛以（a）平局告终 compare checkmateTopics Games and toysc2 Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).
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