gridlock

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America faces gridlock between the White House and Congress.
美国则面临白宫与国会之间的僵局。
"If there is any lesson to draw from these past few weeks, it is that we are not doomed to endless gridlock," said Obama.
他在白宫对记者说：“如果说可以从过去几个星期汲取什么教训的话，那就是我们并不是注定会有无休止的僵局。
Our time is running out before this gridlock, this refusal by the other side to move even an inch toward compromise becomes a decision to default on our debt.
我们的时间就快没了，在这种僵局、在这一提案被另一方否决后我们向妥协方案迈进一英寸之前，债务违约或将成为现实。

Senator Kennedy also asked for support for the cause of his life, "that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every American.
The political gridlock is drawing concern that the protest over the restoration of senior judges could further weaken a government already struggling to deal with the country's faltering economy and a strengthening Taliban insurgency.

This is not the time for the usual games or political gridlock in Washington.
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a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars that it is impossible for any traffic to move

Gridlock is the situation that exists when all the roads in a particular place are so full of vehicles that none of them can move.
You can use gridlock to refer to a situation in an argument or dispute when neither side is prepared to give in, so no agreement can be reached.