| 单词 | deadlock |
| 释义 | deadlock /ded"lok'/, n. 1. a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate: The union and management reached a deadlock over fringe benefits. 2. deadbolt. 3. a maximum-security cell for the solitary confinement of a prisoner. v.t. , v.i. 4. to bring or come to a deadlock. [1770-80; DEAD + LOCK1] Syn. 1. standoff, impasse, draw. |
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