gridlock

交通大堵塞、塞车、车辆动弹不得

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

桥上的车祸造成全市交通大堵塞。

僵局、停摆

Political gridlock has delayed the budget for over three months.

政治僵局让预算案延宕了三个多月。

使堵塞、使动弹不得常用被动

The downtown streets were gridlocked for hours after the parade.

游行结束后，市中心的街道堵塞了好几个小时。

使陷入僵局、使停摆常用被动

The committee is gridlocked over how to spend the money.

委员会在经费如何使用上陷入僵局。