impasse

英 [ˈɪmpæs]

美 [ˈɪmpæs]

n.  僵局; 绝境

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牛津词典

noun

• 僵局；绝境
  a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do
  1. to break/end the impasse
     打破 / 结束僵局
  2. Negotiations have reached an impasse .
     谈判已陷入僵局。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 绝境;僵局;死胡同
  If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as animpasse.
  1. The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
     公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。

英英释义

noun

• a street with only one way in or out
  Synonym:blind alleycul de sacdead-end street
• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
  1. reached an impasse on the negotiations
  Synonym:deadlockdead endstalematestandstill

双语例句

• The African Union panel now has one week to decide how the impasse should end.
  这个非盟小组现在有一个星期的时间来决定这场僵局该如何结束。
• However there is also a political impasse.
  不过，叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。
• Fortunately, the planet has not yet reached that impasse.
  幸运地是，我们的星球还未达到那样的僵局。
• There are few signs of an easy end to the impasse.
  这一僵局尚未出现善了的迹象。
• The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.
  这一提议使双方都能摆脱外交僵局。
• The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
  公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。
• This impasse was the result of a tragic failure of leadership.
  目前的僵局是领导力失败的可悲结果。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。
• The impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• The speech bypasses a bizarre political impasse.
  鲍尔森的演说绕开了一个奇特的政治僵局。