| 词汇 | gridlock |
| 释义 | gridlock noun[ U ] uk /ˈɡrɪd.lɒk/ us /ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk/ a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move: （市区）交通大堵塞 A car breaking down at rush hour could cause gridlock across half the city.在交通高峰时间，一辆车抛锚就可能使半个城市都陷入交通瘫痪。 a situation in which no progress can be made: 僵局 The Senator rejected arguments that his plan could produce legislative gridlock. I believe our cities actually need more taxis to break the gridlock. If it is free of gridlock the port can develop into a valuable business infrastructure supporting economic growth. He warned that the union's action could result in gridlock throughout the public sector. Haiti's Senate broke almost four months of political gridlock on Thursday. On the road: traffic jams back back someone up backed up bottleneck bumper congestion gridlocked high-traffic jam rasta roko rush hour snarl-up sock sock something/someone in (with sb) tail back tailback traffic traffic calming traffic jam You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Delaying and wasting time gridlock verb[ T ] uk /ˈɡrɪd.lɒk/ us /ˈɡrɪd.lɑːk/ to cause a road or area to be so blocked by traffic that it is impossible for any vehicles to move: The accident has gridlocked the entire freeway. The protest by truck drivers aimed to gridlock the country to force concessions on fuel prices. to put something or someone in a situation in which no progress can be made: The result would be to divide the country and gridlock the government. Airport managers feared that a flood of private vehicles with few places to park could gridlock the loop road. The spontaneous celebrations included a parade of cars that gridlocked the centre of the town. Downloading so many huge files at once could gridlock the internet. They want to avoid a constitutional battle which would gridlock the Commons for years. On the road: traffic jams back back someone up backed up bottleneck bumper congestion gridlocked high-traffic jam rasta roko rush hour snarl-up sock sock something/someone in (with sb) tail back tailback traffic traffic calming traffic jam You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Delaying and wasting time gridlock | American Dictionarygridlock noun[ U ] us/ˈɡrɪdˌlɑk/ a situation where streets that meet and cross become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move Examples of gridlockgridlock Businesses were affected, homes were flooded and the city was gridlocked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I foresee that, this summer, it will be gridlocked, with cars unable to move in either direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, traffic congestion costs business £19 billion a year and our cities and towns are becoming gridlocked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We would give greater flexibility in the use of those hospital beds by preventing them from being gridlocked because of lack of provision elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are gridlocked, as it were, on the negotiations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the winter, there is less of a bottleneck, but the road is still gridlocked at many times of the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most towns and cities would be gridlocked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that roads were gridlocked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this is a recipe for chaos and gridlock in national asylum systems. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In addition, we want to find out, and many people outside want to understand, how gridlock will be avoided. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without reform, we would be likely to see bureaucratic gridlock at 25. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shambles will be total and gridlock complete. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If both the new authority and the mayor have power, political differences would mean gridlock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, that would be a recipe for gridlock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was gridlock with decaying buildings, wasted resources, mounting deficits with increasing dangers of clinical risk and all going nowhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of gridlock These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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