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Deadlock Sides Negotiations Break 英 Dedlɒk] 美 Dedlɑːk N.僵局;停顿;(比赛等的)分数不分上下

英语单词 deadlock
英美音标 英 ['dedlɒk] 美 ['dedlɑːk]
中文释义 n.僵局;停顿;(比赛等的)分数不分上下
v.停顿;相持不下
英语例句 (1) The negotiations have reached a deadlock.
(2) Without upheaval, deadlock would be entrenched.
(3) We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
(4) A potential deadlock condition has been detected.
(5) Pennsylvania produced the first of the game's two deadlocks at 5:00 of the second quarter.
中文例句 (1) 谈判陷入僵局。
(2) 不经过巨变,僵局将很难打破。
(3) 我们只能做些较小的让步,但这就可能打破僵局。
(4) 检测出潜在的死锁状态。
(5) 这次比赛出现两次平局,在第二个四分之一场的第五分钟宾夕法尼亚州队第一次将比分拉平。
vocabulary简明 Use the noun deadlock to describe a standstill, as when two people or sides cannot move beyond a disagreement.
vocabulary扩展 Deadlock can also mean a game that results in an unbreakable tie or a stalemate, like when you are in a five-hour thumb-wrestling match with no winner. You can easily remember the meaning of this compound word, by thinking about its two word parts — dead + lock. The first appearance of deadlock was in The Critic, a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan: “I have them all at a deadlock, for every one of them is afraid to let go first.”
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]僵局;僵持 If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches deadlock, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
  • They called for a compromise on all sides to break the deadlock in the world trade talks...

    他们呼吁各方作出让步以打破世界贸易谈判中的僵局。

  • Peace talks between the two sides ended in deadlock last month.

    双方上个月的和平谈判陷入了僵局。

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