impasse

🇬🇧 UK/'impɑ:s/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

n.

A situation in which no progress is possible; a deadlock; also, a dead-end road.

僵局,死局;死路,死胡同

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.reach impasse陷入僵局
  • 2.political impasse政治僵局
  • 3.deadlock impasse僵持状态

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The negotiations reached an impasse when neither side would compromise.

  • 2.

    The political impasse in parliament delayed the passage of important legislation.

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