gridlock
n. 交通全面大堵塞; 僵局 v. （交通等）堵塞
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教材释义与例句
僵局；极端严重的全面交通壅塞
交通阻塞
释义与例句
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A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
交通阻塞
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On a smaller scale, the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
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Any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
僵局
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Deliberate misspelling of girlcock and girldick.
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To cause traffic congestion.
词汇关系
上位词 2
词源
From grid + lock.
来源：wiktionary