logjam
noun
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asituationin which neithergroupinvolvedin anargumentcanwinorgainanadvantageand noactioncan be taken:
僵局,困难局面This is thelatestattempttobreakthe logjam in thepeaceprocess.这是为了打破和平进程中的僵局而作出的最新努力。
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Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- be (on) non-speakersidiom
- belligerence
- bickering
- blow(someone/something)up
- bust up
- clash
- conflict
- contentiousness
- contretemps
- ding-dong
- disagreement
- dispute
- hostility
- kerfuffle
- misunderstanding
- personality clash
- spat
- squabble
- wrangle
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