standstill
单词辨析：
指双方未能就分歧达成协议的僵持局面。
It is difficult to break the deadlock.
很难打破僵局。
The negotiation has reached a deadlock.
谈判陷入了僵局。
尤指活动的突然或被迫终止。
The argument came to a halt.
争辩戛然而止。
Heavy rain brought the marathon to a temporary halt.
大雨迫使马拉松比赛暂停。
指争论双方难以解决争议或分歧，谁也无法占上风；也可指国际象棋中的僵局、和棋。
The discussions with the opposition group ended in a stalemate.
与反对派的商谈以陷入僵局而告终。
The chess game ended in a stalemate.
这盘国际象棋比赛以和棋结束。
指没有任何运动或活动的状态。
Production was at a standstill.
生产停滞了。
Heavy fog brought the traffic to a standstill.
大雾造成交通堵塞。
相关例句：
Normal life is at a standstill, and the economy is faltering
正常生活陷于瘫痪，经济止步不前。
You may feel undervalued, or a job that was once challenging is now at a standstill.
也许你感到被看低了，或者原来有挑战的工作现在停滞不前。
Now creditors at least know something about its debt standstill.
现在债权人对其暂停还债的情况至少有了一些了解。
Visibility at the city's airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill.
该市机场的能见度降为零，空中交通陷入了停顿。
Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played
在比赛进行的时候，阿根廷全国几乎陷入了停顿状态。
Lunchtime and the whole place just came to a standstill.
到午餐时间，整个地方就象静止了。