单词 | deadlock |
释义 | deadlock From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeadlockdead‧lock /ˈdedlɒk $ -lɑːk/ noun [singular, uncountable]1 PROGRESS#a situation in which a disagreement cannot be settled SYN stalematereached a complete deadlock. The talks have break the deadlock a last-ditch effort to Negotiations ended in deadlock.► see thesaurus at progress2 British English a deadbolt —deadlocked adjective Talks between management and unions remain deadlocked.Examples from the Corpusdeadlock• Court decisions from previous budget deadlocks keep most money flowing without a spending plan.• The talks have reached a complete deadlock.• In the same year the issue came before Parliament, but there was complete deadlock.• Their first trial in Van Nuys Superior Court ended in deadlock in 1994.• Their first trial ended in deadlock when the jury could not reach an agreement.• This has led to parliamentary deadlock.• In 1970, the deadlock lasted three months.• There are hopes that an agreement can be made to break the deadlock between the White House and Congress.• But birthday boy Wright was waiting to break the deadlock with the goal he had been seeking all night.• The deadlock over the US budget had turned away some investors.reached a ... deadlock• The strike appeared to have reached a deadlock. |
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