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 impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Eg. this was at least a temporary relief from the impasse.
  这至少使我暂时摆脱了僵局。
• We often reach an impasse in our thinking.
  我们在思维过程中常常会陷入僵局。
• 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。
• A recent development in international trade in textiles could offer a way out of the impasse.
  一个最近在国际纺织品贸易中最新的进展提供了化解僵局的出路。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• 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。