英语词汇“impasse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When two huge semi trailers met face-to-face on a one-lane mountain road, the drivers jumped out of their cabs and exclaimed, "We're at an impasse! We can't move forward — we can only reverse and go back in the direction from which we came."

If you investigate impasse a little more closely, you'll discover passer, the French word for to pass. The im- prefix is a negative, meaning that there's no way any passing is going to occur. It's impossible. An impasse is any situation in which the parties involved can't, or won't, move forward or make any sort of progress. Either they are literally stuck, like two big trucks trying to pass each other on a narrow road, or they are figuratively stuck, as in two politicians who are unable to reach an agreement on a new policy.

WORD FAMILY

impasse: impasses

USAGE EXAMPLES

NBCUniversal declared an impasse in the contract talks Thursday, but negotiations resumed Friday and continued Saturday.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)

The memory of the 2011 budget impasse and shutdown looms large for Dayton.

Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016)

NBC on Thursday declared an impasse in the negotiations, but discussions between the two sides resumed Friday.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016)

1n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Syn|Hyper

dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill

situation

a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

2n a street with only one way in or out

Syn|Hyper

blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street

thoroughfare

a public road from one place to another

单词	impasse
释义	impasse (once / 5602 pages) n When two huge semi trailers met face-to-face on a one-lane mountain road, the drivers jumped out of their cabs and exclaimed, "We're at an impasse! We can't move forward — we can only reverse and go back in the direction from which we came." If you investigate impasse a little more closely, you'll discover passer, the French word for to pass. The im- prefix is a negative, meaning that there's no way any passing is going to occur. It's impossible. An impasse is any situation in which the parties involved can't, or won't, move forward or make any sort of progress. Either they are literally stuck, like two big trucks trying to pass each other on a narrow road, or they are figuratively stuck, as in two politicians who are unable to reach an agreement on a new policy. WORD FAMILY impasse: impasses USAGE EXAMPLES NBCUniversal declared an impasse in the contract talks Thursday, but negotiations resumed Friday and continued Saturday. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) The memory of the 2011 budget impasse and shutdown looms large for Dayton. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) NBC on Thursday declared an impasse in the negotiations, but discussions between the two sides resumed Friday. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible reached an impasse on the negotiations Syn\|Hyper dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty 2n a street with only one way in or out Syn\|Hyper blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street thoroughfare a public road from one place to another
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