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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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 speech bypasses a bizarre political impasse.
  鲍尔森的演说绕开了一个奇特的政治僵局。
• There are few signs of an easy end to the impasse.
  这一僵局尚未出现善了的迹象。
• 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。
• 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 impasse will not be resolved soon.
  这种僵局不会很快得到解决。
• But the debt-ceiling impasse is only one instance.
  但债务上限僵局不是唯一的例子。