"deadlocked" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 陷入僵局
• 僵持不下

Definition

如果一件事陷入僵局，就是因相關人員無法達成共識，導致無法推進。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於談判、決策或投票無法推進時，比「卡住」更正式。常見於「談判陷入僵局」、「會議陷入僵局」等表述，也常見於政治、商業或體育場景。

Examples

The talks remained deadlocked for months.

談判**陷入僵局**數月。

Negotiations are still deadlocked after many meetings.

多次會議後談判依然**陷入僵局**。

The two sides are deadlocked over the new law.

雙方因新法律**僵持不下**。

We're totally deadlocked—no one wants to compromise.

我們完全**陷入僵局**──沒有人願意妥協。

The jury was deadlocked and couldn't reach a verdict.

陪審團**陷入僵局**，無法作出裁決。

After hours of discussion, we’re still deadlocked on the main issue.

討論了幾個小時，我們在主要問題上仍然**僵持不下**。