impasse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

im·passe [impasse impasses] BrE [ˈæmpɑːs] NAmE [ˈɪmpæs] noun usually singular
a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do
Syn: ↑deadlock
•to break/end the impasse
•Negotiations have reached an impasse.

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: from French, from im- (expressing negation) + the stem of passer ‘to pass’.

Example Bank:
•The Governor attempted to resolve Minnesota's current budget impasse.
•The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standstill