impasse
英 [ˈɪmpæs]
美 [ˈɪmpæs]
n. 僵局; 绝境
Collins.1 / BNC.14887 / COCA.12663
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- to break/end the impasse
打破 / 结束僵局 - Negotiations have reached an impasse .
谈判已陷入僵局。
- to break/end the impasse
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.- 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 company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
英英释义
noun
- a street with only one way in or out
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
双语例句
- Yet, as the impasse over Greece confirms, the continent is in crisis.
然而,正如希腊僵局所证实的那样,欧洲大陆正陷入危机当中。 - We often reach an impasse in our thinking.
我们在思维过程中常常会陷入僵局。 - There are few signs of an easy end to the impasse.
这一僵局尚未出现善了的迹象。 - 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。 - 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。 - The negotiations had reached an impasse, with both sides refusing to compromise.
由于双方都不肯妥协,谈判陷入僵局。 - It is unclear how the House and Senate can resolve the impasse.
目前不清楚众议院和参议院如何打破这个僵局。 - However there is also a political impasse.
不过,叙利亚还存在一个政治僵局。 - This created an impasse.
这让谈判陷入了僵局。 - The solution is to break the Doha Development Agenda impasse in2008.
解决办法是在2008年打破多哈发展回合的僵局。