Word · Frequency #14312
stalemate
僵局；胶着状态
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
多用于谈判、冲突等陷入僵持的局面
- 1.
The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
轮到行棋的玩家未被将军但无合法着法可走,导致平局的状态。
- 2.
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局面
- 3.
Any situation that has no obvious possible movement, but involves no personal loss.
没有明显可能进展但无个人损失的任何局面。
- 4.
drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
国际象棋中的僵局:玩家的任何一步棋都会使自己的王处于被将军状态
- 5.
Any kind of match in which neither contestant laid claim to victory; a draw.
任何一方都未宣称获胜的比赛；平局。
逼和；无子可动；平局；不分胜负；轮到行棋的玩家未被将军但无合法着法可走,导致平局的状态。；无法取得进展或无法前进的局面；没有明显可能进展但无个人损失的任何局面。
In use
After my last move, the game ended in stalemate, so we agreed on a draw.
The labor dispute has reached a stalemate, with neither side willing to compromise.
After weeks of unproductive meetings, the manager proposed a new plan to break the stalemate.
reach a stalemate
The negotiations have reached a stalemate.
谈判陷入了僵局。
break the stalemate
They tried to break the stalemate with a new proposal.
他们试图通过新提案打破僵局。
end in a stalemate
用于棋类比赛或比喻性情境。
Connections
Collocations
- end in a stalemate
- 以僵局告终；陷入僵局
- The talks ended in a stalemate after weeks of disagreement.经过数周的争执，会谈以僵局告终。
- break the stalemate
- 打破僵局
- The two leaders met to try to break the stalemate.两位领导人会面，试图打破僵局。
- political stalemate
- 政治僵局
- The political stalemate over the budget lasted for months.围绕预算的政治僵局持续了数月。
- military stalemate
- 军事僵局
- The front line was a military stalemate, with neither side advancing.前线陷入军事僵局，双方均无进展。
- lead to a stalemate
- 导致僵局
- Their unwillingness to negotiate led to a stalemate.他们不愿谈判导致了僵局。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：stale(陈旧)+mate(伙伴)→陈旧伙伴互不相让，谁都动不了，就像象棋里的僵局（不是被将死，而是无路可走）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：chess、negotiations、politics 该词在棋类中指“无子可动而成和局”的规则；在谈判、政治等语境中常比喻“僵局”。比较常见于新闻、正式讨论或书面表达，日常口语中较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stalemate 与本组词的结尾 -mate 读音相同，都是 /meɪt/，可以押韵。但注意不是所有以 -mate 结尾的词都这样读，比如 intimate（形容词 /ˈɪntɪmət/）和 estimate（名词 /ˈestɪmət/）中的 -mate 读 /mət/。
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。
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