stalemate
英 [ˈsteɪlmeɪt]
美 [ˈsteɪlmeɪt]
n. (辩论或竞赛中出现的)僵局，僵持局面; 僵局; 和棋
vt. 使陷入僵局
复数：stalemates 过去分词：stalemated 过去式：stalemated 现在分词：stalemating 第三人称单数：stalemates
Collins.1 / BNC.14312 / COCA.13412
同义词辨析
deadlockhaltstalematestandstill【导航词义：停滞】
deadlockn. 僵局
〔辨析〕
指双方未能就分歧达成协议的僵持局面。
〔例证〕
It is difficult to break the deadlock.
很难打破僵局。
The negotiation has reached a deadlock.
谈判陷入了僵局。
很难打破僵局。
The negotiation has reached a deadlock.
谈判陷入了僵局。
haltn. 停止，暂停
〔辨析〕
尤指活动的突然或被迫终止。
〔例证〕
The argument came to a halt.
争辩戛然而止。
Heavy rain brought the marathon to a temporary halt.
大雨迫使马拉松比赛暂停。
争辩戛然而止。
Heavy rain brought the marathon to a temporary halt.
大雨迫使马拉松比赛暂停。
stalematen. 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。
〔例证〕
The discussions with the opposition group ended in a stalemate.
与反对派的商谈以陷入僵局而告终。
The chess game ended in a stalemate.
这盘国际象棋比赛以和棋结束。
与反对派的商谈以陷入僵局而告终。
The chess game ended in a stalemate.
这盘国际象棋比赛以和棋结束。
standstilln. 静止，停顿，停滞
〔辨析〕
指没有任何运动或活动的状态。
〔例证〕
Production was at a standstill.
生产停滞了。
Heavy fog brought the traffic to a standstill.
大雾造成交通堵塞。
生产停滞了。
Heavy fog brought the traffic to a standstill.
大雾造成交通堵塞。
牛津词典
noun
- （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- The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
谈判陷入僵局，无果而终。
- The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
- 僵局；和棋
a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 僵局;僵持
Stalemateis a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can win or in which no progress is possible.- 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。 - 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。
- President Bush has ended the stalemate over moves to cut the country's budget deficit...
- (国际象棋的)和棋
In chess,stalemateis 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.
英英释义
noun
- drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
verb
- subject to a stalemate
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The fight resulted in a stalemate.
战斗形成对峙局面。 - 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。 - The value-of-practice debate has reached a stalemate.
练习的价值之争已经陷入了僵局。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。