dead·lock
noun/ˈdedlɒk/
/ˈdedlɑːk/
- [singular, uncountable] a complete failure to reach agreement or settle an argument
僵持；僵局；相持不下 - European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies.
欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。 - (British English) The strike appeared to have reached deadlock.
罢工好像已陷入僵局。 - (North American English, British English) The strike has reached a deadlock.
罢工已陷入僵局。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2, Difficulty and failurec2- The government has called new talks in an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue of redundancy money.
政府召集新的谈判，以求打破处理遣散费问题上的僵局。 - The negotiations ended in (a) deadlock.
谈判最后陷入僵局。 - The negotiations were adjourned in deadlock last week.
谈判上星期因陷入僵局而中断。 - The summit called for an end to the deadlock in the peace talks.
峰会呼吁结束和谈僵局。 - The two were in a deadlock.
两人相持不下。 - the deadlock between striking workers and their employer
罢工工人和雇主之间的僵持局面
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- reach
- break
- end
- …
- in deadlock
- deadlock between
- deadlock in
- …
- end in deadlock
- end in a deadlock
- European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies.
- (British English) (also deadbolt North American English, British English)[countable] a type of lock on a door that needs a key to open or close it
需用钥匙开关的门锁