gridlock
英 ['gr?dl?k]
美['ɡr?dlɑk]
- vi. 交通阻塞
- n. 僵局；極端嚴(yán)重的全面交通壅塞
低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?gridlocks;形容詞:?gridlocked;
中文詞源
gridlock 僵局，交通大堵車
grid, 網(wǎng)格，引申為交通網(wǎng)。lock, 鎖住。
英文詞源
- gridlock
- 1980 (n.); 1987 (v.); from grid (n.) + lock (n.1). Related: Gridlocked; gridlocking.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The streets are wedged solid with near-constant traffic gridlock.
- 交通堵塞絲毫不見(jiàn)緩解，街道被堵得水泄不通。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He agreed that these policies will lead to gridlock in the future.
- 他認(rèn)為這些政策將來(lái)會(huì)導(dǎo)致僵局。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Congress is in gridlock.
- 國(guó)會(huì)因意見(jiàn)分歧而陷入僵局。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. And there is no reason to think that gridlock rules that out.
- 不過(guò),認(rèn)為目前的僵局會(huì)使這種努力不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)是毫無(wú)理由的.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. With both sides seeking maximum advantage, gridlock is a distinct possibility.
- 鑒于雙方都想獲取最大好處, 因此最大的可能是陷入僵局.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)