n.僵局
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
stalemate (noun)1.
a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
2.
a drawn contest - deadlock , also the state of being - stalemated
transitive verb
to bring into a stalemate
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
stalemate (noun)1.
a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
SYNONYMS:
deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstillRELATED WORDS:
dead end; bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, quagmire, quandary, spot; difficulty; problem2.
a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other
SYNONYMS:
dead heat, draw, stalemate, standoffRELATED WORDS:
deadlock, impasse; seesaw; photo finish; horse race, toss-up