stalemate
英 ['ste?lme?t]
美['stelmet]
- n. 僵局；陷于困境
- vt. 使僵持；使陷入困境
- vi. 僵持；陷入僵局
英英释意
- 1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible;
- "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
- 2. drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check