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Gridlock N Uncount 不可数名词 Situation 英 ɡrɪdlɒk] 美 ɡrɪdlɑːk N.极端严重的全面交通堵塞(无车能动);僵局

英语单词 gridlock
英美音标 英 ['ɡrɪdlɒk] 美 ['ɡrɪdlɑːk]
中文释义 n.极端严重的全面交通堵塞(无车能动);僵局
vt.使交通阻塞;使陷入僵局
英语例句 (1) But he is acknowledging continued partisan gridlock in Congress.
(2) The risk then is that a continuation of political gridlock would stop further economic reforms in Germany.
中文例句 (1) 但他承认在国会党派僵局仍然存在。
(2) 到时候的风险是政治僵局的持续将会阻碍德国进一步的经济改革。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]交通瘫痪;交通大堵塞 Gridlock is the situation that exists when all the roads in a particular place are so full of vehicles that none of them can move.
  • The streets are wedged solid with near-constant traffic gridlock.

    交通堵塞丝毫不见缓解,街道被堵得水泄不通。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]僵局 You can use gridlock to refer to a situation in an argument or dispute when neither side is prepared to give in, so no agreement can be reached.
  • He agreed that these policies will lead to gridlock in the future.

    他认为这些政策将来会导致僵局。

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