gridlock

美 [ˈɡrɪdlɑːk]英 [ˈɡrɪdlɒk]
  • n.僵局(因意见分歧而无法采取行动);市区交通大堵塞

复数: gridlocks 派生词: gridlocked adj.

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noun

1

市区交通大堵塞
a situation in which there are so many cars in the streets of a town that the traffic cannot move at all

2

僵局(因意见分歧而无法采取行动)
a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken

Congress is in gridlock.

国会因意见分歧而陷入僵局。

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gridlock

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 交通瘫痪;交通大堵塞
    Gridlock is the situation that exists when all the roads in a particular place are so full of vehicles that none of them can move.

    The streets are wedged solid with near-constant traffic gridlock.

    交通堵塞丝毫不见缓解,街道被堵得水泄不通。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 僵局
    You can use gridlock to refer to a situation in an argument or dispute when neither side is prepared to give in, so no agreement can be reached.

    He agreed that these policies will lead to gridlock in the future.

    他认为这些政策将来会导致僵局。

noun

1
a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible

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  1. He agreed that these policies will lead to gridlock in the future .

    他认为这些政策将来会导致僵局。

  2. Does that mean that we 're in for two more years of gridlock ?

    这是否意味着我们还要经历两年的僵局?

  3. Congress is in gridlock .

    国会因意见分歧而陷入僵局。

  4. The streets are wedged solid with near-constant traffic gridlock .

    交通堵塞丝毫不见缓解,街道被堵得水泄不通。

  5. But now its major cities face traffic gridlock .

    现在,中国的许多大城市面临交通拥堵的局面。

  6. Do I want to spend two hours in gridlock or two more hours at work ?

    我既不想花两个小时在路上堵车,也不愿意花更长的时间来加班。

  7. But gridlock as a political strategy is destructive to the country .

    但将这种僵持作为一种政治策略是对国家的伤害。

  8. Political gridlock is one of the reasons for the muted recovery .

    政治僵局是复苏不温不火的原因之一。

  9. And there is no reason to think that gridlock rules that out .

    不过,认为目前的僵局会使这种努力不可能实现是毫无理由的。

  10. Japan has done nothing to ease political gridlock and fix its debt problem .

    日本没有就缓解政治僵局并解决债务问题而实现任何进展。

  11. The way out of this dilemma is to avoid gridlock in the first place .

    要想摆脱这种两难境地,首先应该避免出现僵局。

  12. Is gridlock really good for investors ?

    僵局真的对投资者有利吗?

  13. Yet empty buses on the Strand contribute nothing except gridlock .

    然而,跑在岸滨街上的空车没有任何用处,徒然增加拥堵。

  14. This is a nationwide movement to promote environmental health , and alleviate gridlock .

    这是一个全国性的运动目的是为了促进环境健康和减轻交通堵塞。

  15. With the prospect of gridlock at home , a president naturally turns abroad .

    既然国内前景仍是一片僵局,那么总统先生转战国外也算是自然而然的事情。

  16. And if you think today 's gridlock is bad , let me remind you that

    如果你认为当今的僵局是糟糕的,请让我提醒你,

  17. However , gridlock in Washington has made it very difficult to overhaul the tax code .

    然而,华盛顿出现的僵局使得其很难彻底修订税法。

  18. In defect of gridlock , the result of fusion is unbelievable .

    如果没有网格同步则融合结果不可信。

  19. And finally , think about how even with all the gridlock and polarization in Washington ,

    最后,请想一下即使在陷入僵局和两极分化严重的华盛顿,

  20. Locked into our automobiles , we prefer gridlock to giving way .

    坐在自己的汽车里,我们宁愿堵塞交通也不愿给人让路。

  21. The upshot is that the current gridlock in Congress will soon get much worse .

    结果是,目前国会出现的僵局将很快变得更为严重。

  22. Many of the vehicles stuck in the gridlock are trucks carrying coal and fruit .

    被堵车辆中,许多是运输煤炭和水果的卡车。

  23. The gridlock , which is the precondition of data fusion , plays a vital role in the system .

    而网格同步则是系统中的一个重要环节,是进行数据融合的前提。

  24. And they deserve better than gridlock and games .

    他们理应要求我们做得更好,而不是僵局和游戏。

  25. Gridlock in the US Senate on Saturday as the body debated Iraq strategy .

    星期六就伊拉克主体战略研讨争论,美国参议院陷入僵局。

  26. To avoid traffic gridlock , cars with fewer than three people inside are not allowed into the city .

    为了避免交通拥挤,乘坐人员少于三人的汽车不准进城。

  27. Washington is heading back to gridlock as usual .

    华盛顿正在像往常一样重陷僵局。

  28. In the end , gridlock solves nothing .

    总之,僵局不能解决任何问题。

  29. In particular , the all-important payment systems were able to remain in operation without failure or gridlock .

    尤其,至关重要的支付系统能继续如常运作,没有发生故障或出现堵塞的情况。

  30. Pundits have asked how " American " companies will react to fiscal gridlock .

    专家们则提出了“美国”企业将对当前财政僵局作何反应的问题。