Word · Frequency #14887
impasse
僵局；僵持
a situation in which no progress can be made; a deadlock or stalemate
- 1.
A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
死胡同；尽头路
- 2.
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
僵局
- 3.
A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
僵局；无法取得进展的困境
- 4.
a street with only one way in or out
死胡同
死胡同；绝路；死胡同；尽头路；僵局；僵局；无法取得进展的困境；死胡同
In use
The negotiations reached an impasse when neither side would compromise.
We are at an impasse in our discussion about the budget cuts.
The project hit an impasse after the main investor withdrew.
reached an impasse on the negotiations
reach an impasse
The negotiations reached an impasse.
谈判陷入了僵局。
at an impasse
The two sides are at an impasse.
双方处于僵局。
break the impasse
Connections
Collocations
- reach an impasse
- 陷入僵局
- The two sides reached an impasse after hours of discussion.双方经过数小时的讨论后陷入了僵局。
- at an impasse
- 处于僵局
- Negotiations are at an impasse over the issue of pay.谈判在薪酬问题上处于僵局。
- break the impasse
- 打破僵局
- A new proposal helped break the impasse.一项新提议帮助打破了僵局。
- impasse in negotiations
- 谈判僵局
- The impasse in negotiations frustrated both parties.谈判僵局让双方都感到沮丧。
- political impasse
- 政治僵局
- The political impasse prevented any reform from passing.政治僵局阻碍了任何改革的通过。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 impasse 里有 pass：双方都‘过’不去，卡成僵局；也像死胡同，无路可走。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：外交谈判、商业谈判、劳资纠纷、正式新闻报道 impasse 多用于正式场合，尤其在谈判、劳动争议或政治冲突中表示无法推进的僵局；日常口语中较少见，通常可用 deadlock 或 stalemate 替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 impasse 押韵的词（重读 /æs/）：pass /pæs/、surpass /sərˈpæs/、class /klæs/、brass /bræs/、grass /ɡræs/（mass /mæs/ 也押韵）。注意形近词 compass /ˈkʌmpəs/ 虽也以 -pass 结尾，但该音节不重读，读 /pəs/，不押韵。
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。
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