impasse

'impɑ:s

GRE Collins 1

n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
n a street with only one way in or out

n. 难局, 僵局, 死路, 死胡同

Collins 星级

14,887

BNC 频率

12,663

使用频率

impasse 由前缀 im-（表示否定或反向）和词根 passe（来自法语，意为“通过”）组成，合起来表示“无法通过”，即死胡同或僵局。

例句

1. The negotiations reached an impasse, and both sides had to take a break.

谈判陷入僵局，双方不得不休息一下。

2. We need to find a solution to this impasse before the deadline.

在截止日期之前，我们需要找到解决这个僵局的方法。

3. The project was delayed due to an impasse between the team members.

由于团队成员之间的僵局，项目被延迟了。