stalemate

noun

/ˈsteɪlmeɪt/

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[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress synonym impasse
- The talks ended in (a) stalemate.
- proposals aimed at breaking (= ending) the political stalemate
- The strike has once again reached stalemate.
Extra Examples
- Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue.
- The stalemate in the trade talks continues.
- The talks reached (a) stalemate.
- a stalemate between management and unions
- a stalemate over economic issues
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- political
- current
verb + stalemate
- end in
- reach
- result in
- …
stalemate + verb
- continue
preposition
- stalemate between
- stalemate in
- stalemate on
- …
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[uncountable, singular] (in chess) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner
- The match ended in (a) stalemate
compare checkmateTopics Games and toysc2

Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).

单词	stalemate
释义	stalemate noun /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress synonym impasse The talks ended in (a) stalemate. proposals aimed at breaking (= ending) the political stalemate The strike has once again reached stalemate. Extra Examples Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue. The stalemate in the trade talks continues. The talks reached (a) stalemate. a stalemate between management and unions a stalemate over economic issues Topics Opinion and argumentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective political current verb + stalemate end in reach result in … stalemate + verb continue preposition stalemate between stalemate in stalemate on … See full entry [uncountable, singular] (in chess) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner The match ended in (a) stalemate compare checkmateTopics Games and toysc2 Word Originmid 18th cent.: from obsolete stale (from Anglo-Norman French estale ‘position’, from estaler ‘be placed’) + mate (in the chess sense).
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