学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3247 stalemate

 今天我们要学的词是 stalemate.

 

Stalemate 来自国际象棋中双方无子可动、不分胜负的逼和状态，引申出来就是相持不下、僵局。Trump's demand that $5.7 billion be provided for his long-promised border wall has triggered a stalemate with Democrats¹ in Congress and the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. 特朗普总统要求（国会）为他一直承诺修建的边界墙提供57亿美元，导致与国会民主党人僵持不下和美国有史以来时间最长的政府部分关闭。

 

Jordan has called for international efforts to end the stalemate in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, according to Jordan's state-run news agency. 据约旦官方通讯社报道，约旦呼吁国际社会努力结束以色列人和巴勒斯坦人之间和平进程的僵局。

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》