impasse
US
UK impasse n: (road with no exit)
SC 绝路 jué lù
SC 死路 jué lù，sǐ lù
SC 死胡同 jué lù，sǐ hú tòng
My house growing up was near the end of an impasse.
impasse n: figurative (situation: no progress)
SC 绝境 jué jìng
SC 僵局 jué jìng，jiāng jú
It seems we have reached an impasse; what do you suggest we do?
at an impasse adj: figurative (at a standstill, at a dead end) (比喻)
SC 陷入僵局 xiàn rù jiāng jú
We can't agree on the terms of the contract; we're really at an impasse.