stalemate

漢語翻譯

n. 僵持狀態, 僵局, 陷於困境, 膠著狀況
vt. 將...逼和, 使僵持, 使陷入困境

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:stalemated 過去分詞:stalemated 現在分詞:stalemating 第三人稱單數:stalemates 

英文解釋：

名詞 stalemate:

1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
   同義詞：deadlock, dead end, impasse, standstill
2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

動詞 stalemate:

1. subject to a stalemate

例句：

1. Any solution [to Soviet economic malaise], however, is hostage to the crisis of authority, creating a catch-22 stalemate between perestroika and glasnost, between economics and politics: any measure to shore up the economy only fans public anger and reduces the authority of the Government.
   不過，任何解決[蘇聯經濟失調]辦的法都受到權力危機的影響，在改革與開放，經濟與政治之間產生一種自相矛盾僵持不下的情況：任何振興經濟的辦法不過煽起民眾的忿怒並損及政府威信而已。
2. Negotiations have reached (a) stalemate.
   談判陷入了僵局。