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Stalemate N Var 英[ˈsteɪlmeɪt 美[ˈstelˌmet N.僵局;[游戏]王棋受困;Vt.使陷入僵局 僵局;僵持 Situation Side

单词 stalemate
音标
英[ˈsteɪlmeɪt] 美[ˈstelˌmet]
解释
n.僵局;[游戏]王棋受困;vt.使陷入僵局;
例句

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.
例: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。
例: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。

N-VAR
(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.
变形
third:stalemates~done:stalemated~pl:stalemates~ing:stalemating~past:stalemated~

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