学个词Learn a Word 第1406期 gridlock

　　今天我们要学的词是gridlock。 Gridlock, 意思是全面大堵塞。 "Millions of Americans could see their taxes go up while others could soon lose their unemployment insurance because of political gridlock in Washington," 由于华盛顿的政治僵局，数百万美国人可能要缴更多的税，同时其他人将失去失业保险。 "Partisan¹ gridlock is the biggest obstacle to extending payroll² tax cuts," 党派之间的僵持不下是达成延长减税政策的最大障碍。 "With people driving home for the Christmas holiday, traffic gridlock around the D.C. area is worse than ever," 很多人开车赶回家过圣诞节，使华盛顿附近的交通堵塞格外严重。好的，今天我们学习的词是gridlock...

1 partisan   

adj.党派性的；游击队的；n.游击队员；党徒

参考例句：

• In their anger they forget all the partisan quarrels.愤怒之中，他们忘掉一切党派之争。
• The numerous newly created partisan detachments began working slowly towards that region.许多新建的游击队都开始慢慢地向那里移动。

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。