stalemate
- IPA[ˈstālˌmāt]
美式
- a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible；a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check
- bring to or cause to reach stalemate
noun: stalemate, plural noun: stalemates
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible the war had again reached stalemate
- 2. a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check last time I played him it ended up in stalemate
動詞
- 1. bring to or cause to reach stalemate the group played a key role in stalemating the negotiations
- having reached a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties ... the currently stalemated peace talks
Oxford Dictionary
- having reached a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties ... the currently stalemated peace talks
Oxford American Dictionary
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈsteɪlmeɪt]
英式
- a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible: the war had again reached stalemate
- bring to or cause to reach stalemate: the group played a key role in stalemating the negotiations
Oxford Dictionary
