deadlock
noun
uk/ˈded.lɒk/us/ˈded.lɑːk/deadlocknoun(SITUATION)
[SorU]
asituationin whichagreementin anargumentcannot bereachedbecause neithersidewillchangeitsdemandsoracceptany of thedemandsof the otherside:
僵局,僵持;死结Somebody will have tocompromiseif we are tobreak(= end)the deadlockbetweenthe twowarringfactions.如果我们想打破争斗派别的僵局就必须有人作出妥协。
Once again thetalkshaveendedindeadlock.谈判再次以僵局告终。
Deadlockoverwagelevelshaspreventedanagreementbeingreached.在工资水平问题上的僵持不下阻碍了协议的达成。
Synonym
stalemate
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- a rough rideidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- havesomeoneover a barrelidiom
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex
deadlocknoun(LOCK)
[C]
alockthat is inside theedgeof adoor, so that it cannot beseenorremovedwhen thedoorisclosed
单闩锁See also
mortise lock
Building: locks & locksmithing
- bolt
- catch
- combination
- combination lock
- deadbolt
- fastener
- fastening
- fob
- key fob
- key ring
- keycard
- keyhole
- keysafe
- lock
- locksmith
- master key
- mortise lock
- padlock
- pass key
- Yale lock