gridlock

交通大堵塞、塞車、車輛動彈不得

An accident on the bridge caused gridlock across the whole city.

橋上的車禍造成全市交通大堵塞。

僵局、停擺

Political gridlock has delayed the budget for over three months.

政治僵局讓預算案延宕了三個多月。

使堵塞、使動彈不得常用被動

The downtown streets were gridlocked for hours after the parade.

遊行結束後，市中心的街道堵塞了好幾個小時。

使陷入僵局、使停擺常用被動

The committee is gridlocked over how to spend the money.

委員會在經費如何使用上陷入僵局。