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passe
复数形式
impasses
1
僵局, 死胡同
a difficult situation in which opposing parties cannot reach an agreement
- Negotiations reached an impasse after both sides refused to budge.
在双方拒绝让步后，谈判陷入了僵局。
- The peace talks ended in an impasse, with no clear path forward.
和平谈判以僵局告终，没有明确的前进道路。
- Their relationship hit an emotional impasse, and they decided to separate.
他们的关系陷入了情感僵局，于是决定分开。
- The jury was at an impasse, unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
陪审团陷入了僵局，无法达成一致裁决。
- Budget discussions fell into an impasse over tax reforms.
预算讨论因税收改革而陷入僵局。
2
死胡同, 尽头路
a dead-end street
- Their house is located at the end of a quiet impasse.
他们的房子位于一条安静的死胡同的尽头。
- The delivery truck got stuck in a narrow impasse.
送货卡车卡在了一条狭窄的死胡同里。
- Children played safely in the impasse, away from traffic.
孩子们在远离交通的死胡同里安全地玩耍。
- The GPS led us down an unfamiliar impasse.
GPS把我们带到了一个陌生的死胡同。
- The thief escaped into an impasse and was quickly cornered.
小偷逃进了一条死胡同，很快就被逼到了角落。