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impasse
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural impasses
plural impasses
Learner's definition of IMPASSE
[count]
: a situation in which no progress seems possible僵局；绝境
- Negotiations are at an impasse. = Negotiations have reached/hit an impasse.谈判陷入僵局。
- An arbitrator was called in to break the impasse.为打破僵局，请来了一位仲裁者。
- She had reached an impasse in her career.当时她的事业已经陷入绝境。
Example Sentences
The players are poised to strike after Thursday's games because they believe, with good reason, that if no agreement is reached by the end of the post-season, the owners will declare an impasse … 
Murray Chass, New York Times, 9 Aug. 1994 We seem to have been forced into an impasse. We need to understand why space-time singularities have the structures that they appear to have; but space-time singularities are regions where our understanding of physics has reached its limits. Roger Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind, 1989 I think the civil rights movement in its early and middle years offered the best way out of America's racial impasse: in this society, race must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone. Shelby Steele, Harper's, June 1988 An arbitrator was called in to break the impasse. She had reached an impasse in her career.
Murray Chass, New York Times, 9 Aug. 1994 We seem to have been forced into an impasse. We need to understand why space-time singularities have the structures that they appear to have; but space-time singularities are regions where our understanding of physics has reached its limits. Roger Penrose, The Emperor's New Mind, 1989 I think the civil rights movement in its early and middle years offered the best way out of America's racial impasse: in this society, race must not be a source of advantage or disadvantage for anyone. Shelby Steele, Harper's, June 1988 An arbitrator was called in to break the impasse. She had reached an impasse in her career. Recent Examples on the Web But the wider impasse in Gaza will continue as long as Hamas is in power there, since the group is still unwilling to recognize Israel or disband its militia, which makes Israel unwilling to end its blockade, maintained jointly with Egypt. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 With De Jong reaching an impasse with United, hope of offloading him was falling by the wayside until a new interested party emerged in Chelsea. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The trial was one of the longest in Ohio history, lasting seven weeks, with jurors reaching an impasse before coming to an agreement on Husel’s innocence. Dean Narciso, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2022 Americans without health insurance will no longer receive free COVID-19 tests and treatments because of the budget impasse in Congress, the Biden administration said recently. Julie Washington, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022 Canadian Pacific trains were halted Sunday morning, after an impasse in contract negotiations between the railway and its conductors and engineers. WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 The impasse in Alberta has stranded travelers and cross-border truckers, disrupted millions of dollars in trade and impeded access to basic goods and medical services for area residents. Rob Gillies, ajc, 9 Feb. 2022 The impasse in Chicago began last week when the union voted to begin teaching virtually due to rising Covid-19 cases in the school system. Kelly Mccleary, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 Debate continues:Congress could pass Senate gun deal, but a larger, fractious impasse is unlikely to shift SCOTUS decision:The Supreme Court just made a monumental ruling on gun rights. Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 See More
New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 With De Jong reaching an impasse with United, hope of offloading him was falling by the wayside until a new interested party emerged in Chelsea. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 The trial was one of the longest in Ohio history, lasting seven weeks, with jurors reaching an impasse before coming to an agreement on Husel’s innocence. Dean Narciso, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2022 Americans without health insurance will no longer receive free COVID-19 tests and treatments because of the budget impasse in Congress, the Biden administration said recently. Julie Washington, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022 Canadian Pacific trains were halted Sunday morning, after an impasse in contract negotiations between the railway and its conductors and engineers. WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 The impasse in Alberta has stranded travelers and cross-border truckers, disrupted millions of dollars in trade and impeded access to basic goods and medical services for area residents. Rob Gillies, ajc, 9 Feb. 2022 The impasse in Chicago began last week when the union voted to begin teaching virtually due to rising Covid-19 cases in the school system. Kelly Mccleary, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022 Debate continues:Congress could pass Senate gun deal, but a larger, fractious impasse is unlikely to shift SCOTUS decision:The Supreme Court just made a monumental ruling on gun rights. Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from in- + passer to pass
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of impasse was in 1851 noun
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