| 单词 | gridlock |
| 释义 | gridlock[ grid-lok ] / ˈgrɪdˌlɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gridlock ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic. the blocking of an intersection by vehicular traffic entering the intersection but unable to pass through it. any situation in which nothing can move or proceed in any direction: a financial gridlock due to high interest rates. Origin of gridlockAn Americanism dating back to 1975–80; grid + lock1 OTHER WORDS FROM gridlockgridlocked, adjectiveWords nearby gridlockgride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, grid leak, gridlock, grid networking, grid reference, grid road, grid variation, grief Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gridlockBritish Dictionary definitions for gridlockgridlock / (ˈɡrɪdˌlɒk) mainly US / nounobstruction of urban traffic caused by queues of vehicles forming across junctions and causing further queues to form in the intersecting streets a point in a dispute at which no agreement can be reached; deadlockpolitical gridlock verb(tr) (of traffic) to block or obstruct (an area) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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