gridlock
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈɡrɪd.lɒk]
- 美式音标 [ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk]
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- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.极端严重的全面交通堵塞(无车能动);僵局
- vt.使交通阻塞;使陷入僵局
英汉例句
- America faces gridlock between the White House and Congress.
美国则面临白宫与国会之间的僵局。 - "If there is any lesson to draw from these past few weeks, it is that we are not doomed to endless gridlock," said Obama.
他在白宫对记者说:“如果说可以从过去几个星期汲取什么教训的话,那就是我们并不是注定会有无休止的僵局。 - Our time is running out before this gridlock, this refusal by the other side to move even an inch toward compromise becomes a decision to default on our debt.
我们的时间就快没了,在这种僵局、在这一提案被另一方否决后我们向妥协方案迈进一英寸之前,债务违约或将成为现实。 - Senator Kennedy also asked for support for the cause of his life, "that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every American.
- The political gridlock is drawing concern that the protest over the restoration of senior judges could further weaken a government already struggling to deal with the country's faltering economy and a strengthening Taliban insurgency.
- This is not the time for the usual games or political gridlock in Washington.
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词组短语
- policy gridlock 政策僵局
- Gridlock Buster 交通号志管理员
- partisan gridlock 党派混乱
- Diamond GridLock 代购美国专柜
- Gridlock Details 瘫痪详情
短语
英英字典
- a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move
- 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.
- 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.