deadlock
US
UK deadlock n: (standstill)
SC 僵局 jiāng jú
SC 僵持 jiāng jú，jiāng chí
Negotiations to end the violence are in deadlock.
deadlock [sth] vtr: (halt progress of)
SC 使陷入僵局 shǐ xiàn rù jiāng jú
SC 使僵持不下 shǐ xiàn rù jiāng jú，shǐ jiāng chí bú xià
The mayor's stubbornness deadlocked the talks.
deadlock n: UK (type of lock)
SC 死锁
SC 单闩锁
Deadlocks are more secure than spring locks.
break the deadlock v expr: (end a stalemate)
SC 打破僵局
SC 冲破困境