Stalemate
[ 'stelmet ]
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n. 僵局;[游戏]王棋受困;
vt. 使陷入僵局;
💡 词根助记
stale=stall拖延+mate 地方→被拖延的地方 → 僵局
📝 例句
The Russian front is at a stalemate.
俄国的战线相持不下。
Otherwise the prospect is for stalemate.
不然的话，前景只能是僵局。
The fight resulted in a stalemate.
战斗形成对峙局面。
Even if the battle ends only in a stalemate, they may feel far more free.
即使战争结果陷于相持不下的僵局，它们也许会感到远比以前更加自由。
Two alternative systems are useful to avoid this stalemate.
此时采用下列两种系统之一便可加以解决。
🌱 联想助记
【记】stale-陈腐的、陈旧的,mate-配偶、对手:下国际象棋中使对手陈腐,也就是其它棋子不能移动而只有把王移到被将军位置的局面→僵局
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
stalemate
n[U, C usu sing 作不可数名词或可数名词, 後者通常作单数]
1 position of the pieces in the game of chess in which the player whose move it is cannot move without putting his king in check （国际象棋中的）僵局, 和棋（一方只能移动王棋以摆脱困境）.
2 stage of a dispute, contest, etc at which further action or discussion by either side seems to be impossible; deadlock 僵持阶段; 僵局
Negotiations have reached
(a) stalemate. 谈判陷入了僵局. stalemate, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
bring (sb/sth) to a position of stalemate 使（某人[某事物]）陷入僵局.
🔁 扩展释义
*['steilmeit]n. 僵持状态, 僵局, 陷于困境, 胶着状况vt. 将...逼和, 使僵持, 使陷入困境
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I'm sure the plan is viable.
我肯定这个方案行得通。
A little of every thing is nothing in the main.
每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。
They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.
他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后，它会散成碎片，但幸运得很，这种情况并未发生。