How do you use "Gridlock" in a sentence?

Total gridlock on the motorway. Political gridlock in parliament. The city was in gridlock after the accident.

Gridlock

Q: What does "Gridlock" mean?

A complete traffic standstill where nothing can move. When traffic is so congested that vehicles block intersections and nothing can move in any direction—also used metaphorically for any complete deadlock.

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意味: A complete traffic standstill where nothing can move.

完全无法移动的交通瘫痪。

Un atasco total donde nada puede moverse.

何も動けない完全な交通渋滞。

아무것도 움직일 수 없는 완전한 교통 마비

When traffic is so congested that vehicles block intersections and nothing can move in any direction—also used metaphorically for any complete deadlock.

交通拥堵严重到车辆堵住路口、任何方向都无法移动——也用来比喻任何完全的僵局。

Cuando el tráfico está tan congestionado que los vehículos bloquean los cruces y nada puede moverse en ninguna dirección, también se usa metafóricamente para cualquier punto muerto total.

交通渋滞がひどすぎて車が交差点を塞ぎ、どの方向にも動けない状態。あらゆる完全な行き詰まりを比喩的にも使う。

교통이 너무 혼잡해서 차량이 교차로를 막고 어느 방향으로도 움직일 수 없는 상태. 완전한 교착 상태를 비유적으로도 사용한다.

直訳: Grid locked/blocked

例文

Total gridlock on the motorway.
高速公路完全瘫痪
Atasco total en la autopista
高速道路で完全な渋滞
고속도로가 완전히 마비됐다.
Political gridlock in parliament.
议会中的政治僵局
Bloqueo político en el parlamento
議会での政治的行き詰まり
의회에서의 정치적 교착 상태.
The city was in gridlock after the accident.
事故后全城交通瘫痪
La ciudad quedó paralizada después del accidente
事故の後、街は完全に動けなくなった
사고 후 도시 전체가 교통 마비에 빠졌다.

発音

/ˈɡrɪdlɒk/

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic, politics, deadlock

トーン: frustrated, descriptive

✓ 正しい言い方

Total gridlock.
完全瘫痪
Atasco total
完全な渋滞
완전한 교통 마비.
Stuck in gridlock.
陷入瘫痪
Atrapado en el atasco
渋滞にはまっている
교통 마비에 갇히다.
Political gridlock.
政治僵局
Bloqueo político
政治的行き詰まり
정치적 교착 상태.

✗ 間違った言い方

Traffic jam
Traffic jam（交通堵塞）
Traffic jam（Atasco）
Traffic jam（交通渋滞）
교통 체증
Complete standstill
Complete standstill（完全停滞）
Complete standstill（Paralización total）
Complete standstill（完全な停止）
완전 정지

よくある間違い

Now used metaphorically for any stalemate
Relatively new word (1980s)

起源と歴史

From a traffic pattern where vehicles block a grid of intersections.

語源: American, 1980s

初出: 1980

文化的背景

Era: 1980s to present

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: News reports; Political commentary

Regional notes: American origin, now universal.

バリエーション

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