"come to an impasse" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 陷入僵局
• 到達死衚衕（比喻）

Definition

因為無法達成一致或找不到解決方法，導致無法再前進的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是正式用語，常見於商業、談判或法律情境。例如“談判陷入僵局”。意思是目前無法解決，不代表放棄。

Examples

The two sides came to an impasse during the meeting.

雙方在會議中**陷入僵局**。

We came to an impasse and could not finish the project.

我們**陷入僵局**，無法完成這個項目。

The conversation came to an impasse when no one agreed.

當沒有人同意時，談話**陷入僵局**。

Negotiations came to an impasse, so both teams took a break to rethink their strategies.

談判**陷入僵局**，所以兩隊都暫時休息來重新思考策略。

We've come to an impasse here—let's sleep on it and talk again tomorrow.

我們**陷入僵局**了—先休息一晚，明天再談。

No matter what we tried, the process just came to an impasse and we had to call for help.

無論我們怎麼嘗試，事情就是**陷入僵局**，最後不得不請求幫助。