stalemate

US [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt]
UK ['steɪl.meɪt]
  • n.僵局；相持；逼和；天子可动
  • v.使相持；使…僵持；拖；使停顿
  • Web僵持状态；困境；僵持阶段
Plural Form：stalemates  

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stalemate
n.
1.
[u][c][ususing]
（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。
2.
[u][sing]
僵局；和棋a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner

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1.
To break this stalemate, he thinks, "we need an ethical bloc" of even just a few state politicians willing to be practical.
他认为要打破这样的僵局“我们需要道德联盟”，即使只有少数几个州的政治家愿意参与实践。
tā rèn wéi yào dǎ pò zhè yàng de jiāng jú " wǒ men xū yào dào dé lián méng " , jí shǐ zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù jǐ gè zhōu de zhèng zhì jiā yuàn yì cān yù shí jiàn 。
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2.
Are they willing to feed and sustain Libyans holed up in those areas through such a prolonged stalemate?
他们是否愿意养活困在这些地区的利比亚人，直到漫长的僵持局面打破为止？
tā men shì fǒu yuàn yì yǎng huó kùn zài zhè xiē dì qū de lì bǐ yà rén , zhí dào màn cháng de jiāng chí jú miàn dǎ pò wéi zhǐ ?
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3.
However, it appears that nobody is willing to make compromises or make concessions and the situation seems to be in stalemate.
不过，似乎没有人肯让步做出妥协，现在情况是僵持的。
bú guò , sì hū méi yǒu rén kěn ràng bù zuò chū tuǒ xié , xiàn zài qíng kuàng shì jiāng chí de 。
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4.
Make the first move. If you and your partner have reached a sexual stalemate, one of you will have to make a move.
如果你和你的配偶陷入了性生活的僵局，你们中的一个必须首先行动。
rú guǒ nǐ hé nǐ de pèi ǒu xiàn rù le xìng shēng huó de jiāng jú , nǐ men zhōng de yī gè bì xū shǒu xiān xíng dòng 。
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5.
Strange also said that up, said the opportunities come, the two sides in a stalemate of the war, a series of three things happened.
说起来也怪，机遇说来就来，在双方相持的战争中，一连串发生三件事。
shuō qǐ lái yě guài , jī yù shuō lái jiù lái , zài shuāng fāng xiāng chí de zhàn zhēng zhōng , yì lián chuàn fā shēng sān jiàn shì 。
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6.
The draft had aimed at the adoption by consensus of a text which, however, had not been examined owing to a stalemate.
该草案旨在以协商一致的方式通过一项案文，但由于讨论出现僵持局面而未能予以审议。
gāi cǎo àn zhǐ zài yǐ xié shāng yí zhì de fāng shì tōng guò yī xiàng àn wén , dàn yóu yú tǎo lùn chū xiàn jiāng chí jú miàn ér wèi néng yǔ yǐ shěn yì 。
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7.
They hurt each other, take us a few as still living together with the reasons, it had been a stalemate.
他们彼此伤害了，拿我们几个作为仍生活在一起的理由，就这样一直僵持着。
tā men bǐ cǐ shāng hài le , ná wǒ men jǐ gè zuò wéi réng shēng huó zài yì qǐ de lǐ yóu , jiù zhè yàng yì zhí jiāng chí zhe 。
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8.
For decades, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive.
几十年来，一直存在着一种僵持局面：有着合理追求的两族人民，因各自的痛苦历史而使妥协可望不可及。
jǐ shí nián lái , yì zhí cún zài zhe yī zhǒng jiāng chí jú miàn : yǒu zhe hé lǐ zhuī qiú de liǎng zú rén mín , yīn gè zì de tòng kǔ lì shǐ ér shǐ tuǒ xié kě wàng bù kě jí 。
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9.
In contrast, the United States seems to be mired in a political stalemate that becomes more complex and confused at every turn.
相比之下，美国似乎正深陷政治僵局的泥潭中，每一个新的动作都使情况更加复杂和混乱。
xiāng bǐ zhī xià , měi guó sì hū zhèng shēn xiàn zhèng zhì jiāng jú de ní tán zhōng , měi yī gè xīn de dòng zuò dōu shǐ qíng kuàng gèng jiā fù zá hé hùn luàn 。
dongxi.net
10.
After more than a year of sullen stalemate, indirect talks between the two sides look set to resume (see article).
在维持了一年多沉闷僵局以后，双方的间接会谈有望重启（详见文章）。
zài wéi chí le yī nián duō chén mèn jiāng jú yǐ hòu , shuāng fāng de jiàn jiē huì tán yǒu wàng chóng qǐ ( xiáng jiàn wén zhāng ) 。
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