deadlock

'dedlɒk

雅思GRE Collins 1

n. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

n. 僵局, 停顿
v. (使)停顿, (使)相持不下
[计] 死锁

Collins 星级

12,283

BNC 频率

17,906

使用频率

deadlock 可以拆分为 dead（死的）和 lock（锁）。合起来表示一种“死锁”状态，意指无法继续或进展的情形。

例句

1. The negotiations reached a deadlock, and both sides could not agree.

谈判陷入僵局，双方都无法达成一致。

2. We need to find a way to resolve this deadlock before the deadline.

我们需要在截止日期之前找到解决这个僵局的方法。

3. The team was stuck in a deadlock, unable to decide on the next steps.

团队陷入僵局，无法决定下一步该怎么办。