Word · Frequency #12283
deadlock
僵局；停滞
a situation in which no progress can be made
- 1.
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
无法取得进展或无法前进的情况
无法取得进展或无法前进的情况；僵局；停顿
In use
The two companies reached a deadlock in their talks over the merger.
The committee was in a deadlock because members could not agree on a date.
A new proposal finally broke the deadlock between the landlord and the tenant.
reach a deadlock
表示达到无法继续推进的状态。
The negotiations reached a deadlock after three days.
谈判在三天后陷入了僵局。
break the deadlock
表示找到方法使停滞的局面得以继续。
A compromise proposal helped break the deadlock.
一项妥协方案帮助打破了僵局。
be in a deadlock
描述持续存在的僵持状态。
The two parties are in a deadlock over the budget.
双方在预算问题上陷入僵局。
Common mistakes
The meeting ended in deadlock.The meeting ended in a deadlock.
deadlock 作可数名词时，前面需要加不定冠词 a。
They deadlocked the negotiation.The negotiation was deadlocked.
deadlock 作动词时通常是不及物动词或用于被动语态，不直接及物。
The committee is deadlock.The committee is deadlocked.
表示‘陷入僵局’时，应用形容词形式 deadlocked，而非名词 deadlock。
Connections
Collocations
- break the deadlock
- 打破僵局
- A new proposal may help break the deadlock.一项新提议可能有助于打破僵局。
- reach a deadlock
- 陷入僵局
- Negotiations reached a deadlock after the company rejected the pay offer.在公司拒绝加薪提议后，谈判陷入僵局。
- be at a deadlock
- 处于僵局
- After three weeks of talks, the two sides remain at a deadlock.经过三周的会谈，双方仍处于僵局。
- political deadlock
- 政治僵局
- The election failed to end the political deadlock.选举未能结束政治僵局。
- deadlock over
- 在……上的僵局
- The deadlock over the new law continues.在新法律问题上的僵局仍在持续。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dead（死）+ lock（锁），锁死了就动弹不得，正好是“僵局”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈判、会议、争议处理 该词为中性正式用词，通常用于谈判、会议或争议处理等正式场合，指无法取得进展的僵局；日常口语中不如 standstill 或 stuck 常用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与break或reach等动词搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /lɑk/ 结尾，与 deadlock 的第二音节相押韵。注意：dead 的 ea 读 /ɛ/，不是 /iː/；deadline、deadbeat 等以 dead- 开头的词形相似，但不以 /lɑk/ 结尾，发音和意义都与 deadlock 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WORDNET.