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 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。
• 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。
• The two parties have been at an impasse over the judges since the beginning of their coalition.
  从联合政府组建开始，两党在是否恢复法官职位问题上的磋商就陷入僵局。
• 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。
• Human science face an impasse since their central concept of the self is transcendental.
  人类科学面对了一个难局，因为他对于本身的中心概念是先验的。
• The impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• Eg. this was at least a temporary relief from the impasse.
  这至少使我暂时摆脱了僵局。
• 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。
• Anyhow, we must find a way out of this impasse.
  总要从死胡同里找个出路。
• 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。