N-SING 绝境;僵局;死胡同 If people are in a difficult position in which it is impossible to make any progress, you can refer to the situation as an impasse . 绝境;僵局;死胡同
The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPASSE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤current, present目前的僵局▸➤diplomatic, political外交/政治僵局➤budget (especially NAmE) 預算僵局◇The Governor attempted to resolve Minnesota's current budget impasse.州長試圖解決明尼蘇達州目前的預算難題。VERB + IMPASSE➤reach陷入僵局◇Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.談判似乎已陷入僵局。➤break, end, overcome, resolve打破僵局;結束僵持PHRASES➤a way out of an impasse擺脫僵局的方法◇The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.這一提議為雙方擺脫外交僵局提供了出路。