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stale·mateBrE /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/NAmE /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/ noun [U, C, usually sing.] a disagreement or a situation in a competition in which neither side is able to win or make any progress (辩论或竞赛中出现的)僵局,僵持局面 SYN impasse ◆The talks ended in (a) stalemate.谈判陷入僵局,无果而终。 [U, sing.] (in chess 国际象棋) a situation in which a player cannot successfully move any of their pieces and the game ends without a winner 僵局;和棋 ➡ compare checkmate (1) |