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单词 impasse
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impassenoun [ U ]

uk/æmˈpæs/us/ˈɪm.pæs/

a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree:

The dispute had reached an impasse, as neither side would compromise.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

  • a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
  • a cloud on the horizon idiom
  • a fate worse than death idiom
  • a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
  • a narrow squeak idiom
  • barrel
  • bind
  • crunch
  • curse
  • eventuality
  • fate
  • feeding frenzy
  • going
  • have a bumpy ride idiom
  • schtuck
  • shtook
  • stalemate
  • standoff
  • sticky wicket
  • vortex

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impassenoun [ C usually sing ]

us/ˈɪm·pæs/

a point in a process at which further progress is blocked, esp. by disagreement:

We have reached an impasse in the negotiations -- neither side will budge.

impassenoun [ S ]

uk/ˈæmpæs/us/ˈɪmpæs/

a situation in which further development is impossible:

be at/remain at an impasse With negotiations at an impasse, analysts warn the uncertainty may harm supermarket stocks.
to declare/reach an impasse
to break/end/resolve an impasse
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