stalemates
n.
（国际象棋的）和棋( stalemate的名词复数 );
（争执的）僵持，僵局;
v.
（国际象棋的）和棋( stalemate的第三人称单数 );
（争执的）僵持，僵局;
例句:
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Mr. Obama also is credited with breaking the ice -- if cautiously -- on diplomatic stalemates like that with Cuba.
来自WSJ
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First, ending the stalemates on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
来自BBC