deadlock sth
The disagreement deadlocked the negotiations.
分歧使谈判陷入僵局。
(使)停顿，(使)相持不下
deadlocked — past of deadlock
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(使)停顿，(使)相持不下
to cause or come to a deadlock; to bring to a standstill
一般现在时
His stubbornness deadlocks every discussion.
他的固执使每次讨论陷入僵局。
past
The committee deadlocked last week.
委员会上周陷入僵局。
现在完成时
The talks have deadlocked without progress.
谈判已陷入僵局，没有进展。
规则动词
The negotiation deadlocked after both parties refused to compromise.
双方拒绝妥协后，谈判陷入僵局。
用法提示：deadlocked作为动词过去式，表示谈判无法推进的状态。
If the committee deadlocks again, we may need a mediator.
如果委员会再次陷入僵局，我们可能需要一位调解人。
用法提示：deadlocks作为动词第三人称单数，表示陷入僵局的动态。
They are deadlocking over the distribution of resources.
他们在资源分配问题上僵持不下。
用法提示：deadlocking作为现在分词，表示正在发生的僵持状态。
The disagreement deadlocked the negotiations.
分歧使谈判陷入僵局。
被动形式 be deadlocked 表示状态，意为“处于僵局”。
The talks are deadlocked.
会谈陷入僵局。
表示“在某个议题上陷入僵局”时，常用介词 over。
The two sides deadlocked over the new contract.
双方在新合同问题上陷入僵局。
grammar · medium
易错句子The negotiations are deadlocking over the pay issue.
正确表达The negotiations are deadlocked over the pay issue.
表示‘陷入僵局’这一持续状态时，应使用“be + 过去分词 deadlocked”；而“are deadlocking”是进行时，表示正在变得僵持，与“已处于僵局”的静态含义不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The two sides deadlocked each other.
正确表达The two sides deadlocked.
deadlock 作不及物动词时，主语可直接指代双方，不能再接 each other 作宾语；加上 each other 既冗余，又错误地把该动词用作及物动词。
deadlock 指双方互不相让导致的彻底僵持，常用于谈判或进程；stall 侧重于暂时中断、进展缓慢或发动机熄火，不一定有对立双方。
deadlock 是动词，表示“使陷入僵局/停顿”；impasse 是名词，意为“僵局”，不能直接带宾语，要说 reach an impasse，而不是 impasse something。
deadlock 多指谈判、决策等抽象进程因对立而僵持；gridlock 原指交通堵塞，引申为整个系统或机构因多方牵制而无法运作，侧重点在整体瘫痪。
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