stalemate

noun

1. （辩论或竞赛中出现的）僵局，僵持局面
   a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress
   1. The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
      谈判陷入僵局，无果而终。
2. 僵局；和棋
   a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner

1. N-VAR 僵局;僵持
   Stalemate is a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible.
   1. President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit...
      布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。
   2. He said the war had reached a stalemate and that a political accord was the only solution.
      他说战争已陷入僵局，政治协议是唯一的解决办法。
2. (国际象棋的)和棋
   In chess, stalemate is a position in which a player cannot make any move which is allowed by the rules, so that the game ends and no one wins.

1. President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit
   布什总统已结束了在削减国家预算赤字的措施上形成的僵局。
2. He said the war had reached a stalemate and that a political accord was the only solution.
   他说战争已陷入僵局，政治协议是唯一的解决办法。
3. The fight resulted in a stalemate.
   战斗形成对峙局面。
4. The war was at a stalemate.
   战争处于相持阶段。
5. But Army commanders have repeatedly denied they intend to intervene in the current stalemate.
   但军方领导人反复声明，他们无意介入当前的政治僵局。
6. The value-of-practice debate has reached a stalemate.
   练习的价值之争已经陷入了僵局。
7. It added that the difficulty of balancing economic competitiveness and national security had resulted in a stalemate.
   报告补充说，在经济竞争力与国家安全之间寻找平衡的困难导致了僵局的出现。
8. The war is locked in a bloody stalemate. Neither side can land a decisive blow.
   战争陷入了血腥的僵局，双方都无法发起决定性的一击。
9. It demonstrates the stalemate in the international financial system.
   这种局面表明了国际金融机制中的僵局。
10. Fortunately, despite the political stalemate, important progress is being made.
    幸运的是，尽管政治层面上陷入僵局，但我们仍取得了重要进展。
11. Brazil coach see the ground situation in stalemate, to suspend the application of technology.
    巴西队教练看到场上局面相持不下，申请了技术暂停。
12. He hoped that the nuclear stalemate would lead to disarmament.
    他希望核僵持局面会导致裁军。
13. This year, we have broken through the stalemate between left and right by launching a national competition to improve our schools.
    今年，我们已经打破了左翼和右翼之间的僵局共同通过了一项改善全国学校系统的计划。
14. Neither side was willing to compromise and the negotiations ended in stalemate.
    没有一方愿意让步，谈判以僵局结束。
15. From the moment it started, this war looked like ending in stalemate.
    从其开始的那一刻，这场战争就看起来像结束在对峙状态中。
16. The stalemate in the trade talks continues.
    贸易谈判的僵持仍在继续。
17. The coming stalemate will only be made worse by the lack of a reason to act on the deficit.
    缺乏应对赤字问题的理由，只会让将要到来的僵局变得更为严重。
18. But that process has been in stalemate for six years.
    而他所提及的谈判已陷于僵局六年之久。
19. Management and the unions have reached a stalemate in their negotiations.
    资方和工会在谈判中陷入了僵局。
20. Talks between union and management resulted in a stalemate.
    工会和管理层的谈判陷入僵局。
21. But behind the scenes, concerns are rising that the eight week conflict may be at a stalemate.
    但是在背后，他们却越来越担忧，持续了八周的冲突可能陷入了僵局。
22. So there is cautious optimism on both sides that peace talks will resume next month after a16-month stalemate.
    因此，双方对于能在16个月的僵局后于下月恢复和谈都持谨慎的乐观态度。
23. Second, capital markets will rebel against stalemate and recession risk.
    第二，资本市场也会反对政界冒险在这个问题上陷入僵局、导致经济衰退。
24. The conflict has reached a stalemate.
    那场冲突已达到一个僵局的地步。
25. This time, the confrontation ends in a stalemate.
    这时，对峙以僵局结束。
26. It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years.
    这是一个我们已经深陷多年的种族僵局。
27. With a political stalemate expected, further action will now be blocked.
    鉴于美国预期将经历一场政治僵局，进一步的行动现在将遭到否决。
28. Thus, the present stalemate might continue for some time.
    因此，目前的僵局可能会持续一段时间。
29. Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue.
    打破和平谈判僵局的努力仍在继续。
30. You have a stalemate now.
    现在事态陷入了僵局。

  deadlock halt stalemate standstill【导航词义：停滞】

  deadlock n. 僵局

〔辨析〕指双方未能就分歧达成协议的僵持局面。

  halt n. 停止，暂停

〔辨析〕尤指活动的突然或被迫终止。

  stalemate n. 僵局，僵持

〔辨析〕指争论双方难以解决争议或分歧，谁也无法占上风；也可指国际象棋中的僵局、和棋。

  standstill n. 静止，停顿，停滞

〔辨析〕指没有任何运动或活动的状态。

noun

1. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
   1. reached an impasse on the negotiations

   Synonym:    deadlockdead endimpassestandstill

verb

1. subject to a stalemate