deadlock
英 [ˈded.lɒk]
美 [ˈded.lɑːk]
- n. 僵局,停顿
- vi. 死锁;停顿
- vt. 停顿;相持不下
将“deadlock”分解为“dead”(死)和“lock”(锁)。想象一个场景:所有的出路都被死锁住了,无法前进或后退,就像完全被堵塞或瘫痪的状态。这个画面可以帮助记忆“deadlock”表示僵局或停滞不前的意思。
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- deadlock (n.)
- "complete standstill," from dead (adj.), in its emphatic use, + lock (n.). First attested 1779 in Sheridan's play "The Critic."
- 1. Opposition leaders this week implored the president to break the deadlock.
- 反对党领袖本周恳求总统打破僵局。
- 2. European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies.
- 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
- 3. The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.
- 两小时后,谈判陷入了僵局.
- 4. The two parties have come to a deadlock.
- 双方处于僵持状态.
- 5. He's brought things to a deadlock.
- 他把事情搞僵了.