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

• This created an impasse.
  这让谈判陷入了僵局。
• This decision broke the impasse between donor countries and Palestinian Autonomous Authorities that had lasted for nearly one year.
  这一决定打破了援助国同巴自治领导机构之间延续将近一年的僵局。
• However there is also a political impasse.
  不过，叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。
• 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。
• The impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• 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。
• The negotiations have reached an impasse.
  谈判陷入僵局。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• It remained for Mr Parkhill to break through the impasse.
  只有等待帕克希尔先生来打破僵局了。