deadlocked

/ˈdedlɒkt/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈɛdlˌɑkt] /ˈdedlɑːkt/ (ame, ipa)

deadlocked — adjective

  • deadlockedpositive
  • more deadlockedcomparative
  • most deadlockedsuperlative

1. Describing talks, votes, or similar situations that cannot move forward because

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Describing talks, votes, or similar situations that cannot move forward because each side keeps insisting on its own position.

例句

The committee stayed deadlocked over how to cut the school budget.

pattern: deadlocked over how-clause

After midnight, the two sides were still deadlocked on fishing rights.

pattern: deadlocked on + disputed issue

同義詞
  • stalled

    broader and weaker; progress has stopped, but not always because two sides refuse to agree

  • gridlocked

    stronger and often used for politics or transport systems stuck by competing pressures

  • stuck

    more informal and less specific about disagreement between sides

反義詞
  • resolved

    the disagreement has been settled and a decision is possible

  • agreed

    the sides have reached the same decision or position

文法句型

be + deadlocked + over + issue

be + deadlocked + on + proposal/point

be + deadlocked + between + option A + and + option B

用法筆記

Usually used for bodies or situations where two sides must decide something together, such as talks, committees, or governments. Use over or on to name the point of disagreement, and between when the blocked choice is between two clear options.

常見錯誤

❌The committee was deadlocked for the budget.
✅The committee was deadlocked over the budget.
💡use 'over' or 'on' to name the issue causing the disagreement.
❌The mayor deadlocked with the teachers.
✅The mayor and the teachers were deadlocked.
💡'deadlocked' usually describes the blocked state between two sides, not an action one side performs.