gridlocked
adjective uk/ˈɡrɪd.lɒkt/ us/ˈɡrɪd.lɑːkt/
交通严重堵塞的
If a place is gridlocked, the roads are blocked with a lot of traffic so vehicles cannot move.
The Chicago area is one of the most gridlocked metropolitan regions in the US, according to a new traffic study. 根据一项新的交通研究,芝加哥地区是美国交通堵塞最严重的大都会地区之一。
The radical urban transport scheme is designed to clear London's gridlocked roads. 这项激进的城市交通计划旨在解决伦敦严重的道路拥堵问题。
Synonyms: blockedjammed (STUCK)
陷入僵局的
not able to make any progress
He was frustrated by a gridlocked Congress in his attempts to implement health reforms. 国会在他试图推动医疗改革时陷入僵局,这使他倍感沮丧。
Talks are currently gridlocked. 谈判目前陷入僵局。
- More examples
- Los Angeles - the nation's most gridlocked city
- On California's often gridlocked roads, 14 percent of workers car pooled compared to 11 percent nationwide.
- The Legislature has been gridlocked before on questions of spending and taxation, but the government never shut down until this week.
- He repeated his call for a general election, arguing that he had no desire to inherit a gridlocked parliament.