ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEADLOCK | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤political政治僵局VERB + DEADLOCK➤reach (especially BrE) 陷入僵局◇The strike appeared to have reached a deadlock.罷工看來陷入了僵局。➤break, end, resolve (BrE) 打破/結束/解決僵局PREPOSITION➤in deadlock處於僵持狀態◇The two were in deadlock. (BrE) 兩人處於僵持狀態。◇The two were in a deadlock. (NAmE) 兩人相持不下。➤deadlock between⋯之間的對峙◇the deadlock between striking workers and their employer罷工工人和雇主之間的僵持局面➤deadlock in⋯的僵局◇The summit called for an end to the deadlock in the peace talks.峰會呼籲結束和談僵局。➤deadlock over有關⋯的僵局◇an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue of pay打破薪資問題僵局的努力PHRASES➤end in deadlock, end in a deadlock (NAmE) 以僵局告終◇The negotiations ended in (a) deadlock.談判最後陷入僵局。