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Deadlock N Lock Dedlɔk N.相持不下,僵局 英 相持不下,僵局 Standstill;Stalem

单词 deadlock
音标 ['dedlɔk]
解释 n.相持不下,僵局
红宝书 【英】 n. 相持不下,僵局 (standstill;stalem ate)
【记】 组合词:dead(死)+lo ck(锁)→僵局
【例】 The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits.(劳贸双方 在附加福利问题上陷 入僵局)
字源 deadlock (n.)
"complete standstill," from dead (adj.), in its emphatic use, + lock (n.). First attested 1779 in Sheridan's play "The Critic."
不择手段背单词 n. 僵局(相持不下) = standstill = stalemate
【记】dead死, lock锁-局势锁死了-僵局
趣味全助记 【记】dead 死 + lock 锁→死锁→僵局

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