deadlocking

1. [U][S]僵持；僵局；相持不下 a complete failure to reach agreement or settle a dispute
2. [C]需要钥匙开关的门锁 a type of lock on a door that needs a key to open or close it

• dangerous deadlock危险的僵局
• hopeless deadlock无从打开的僵局
• political deadlock政治僵局
• relentless deadlock相持不下的僵局

break the deadlock打破僵局

1. The negotiations have reached a deadlock.
   谈判陷入僵局。
2. Without upheaval, deadlock would be entrenched.
   不经过巨变，僵局将很难打破。
3. We can only make minor concessions, but it might break the deadlock.
   我们只能做些较小的让步，但这就可能打破僵局。
4. A potential deadlock condition has been detected.
   检测出潜在的死锁状态。
5. Pennsylvania produced the first of the game's two deadlocks at 5:00 of the second quarter.
   这次比赛出现两次平局,在第二个四分之一场的第五分钟宾夕法尼亚州队第一次将比分拉平。

1. The employer and strikers have been deadlocked for almost a week.
   雇主与罢工工人已僵持了近一个星期。