名詞 stalemate:

1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
   同義詞：deadlock, dead end, impasse, standstill
2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

動(dòng)詞 stalemate:

1. subject to a stalemate

1. Any solution [to Soviet economic malaise], however, is hostage to the crisis of authority, creating a catch-22 stalemate between perestroika and glasnost, between economics and politics: any measure to shore up the economy only fans public anger and reduces the authority of the Government.
   不過(guò)，任何解決[蘇聯(lián)經(jīng)濟(jì)失調(diào)]辦的法都受到權(quán)力危機(jī)的影響，在改革與開(kāi)放，經(jīng)濟(jì)與政治之間產(chǎn)生一種自相矛盾僵持不下的情況：任何振興經(jīng)濟(jì)的辦法不過(guò)煽起民眾的忿怒并損及政府威信而已。
2. Negotiations have reached (a) stalemate.
   談判陷入了僵局。