Logjam



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 浮木阻塞; 僵局
• ［英］ n. 浮木阻塞;僵局 ( a deadlock or impasse)
• ［记］ log ( 木料) +jam ( 拥挤) -> 指河道内输送木料时的阻塞

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1885
• 1. a jumble of logs jammed together in a watercourse
• 2.
  • a. deadlock, impasse <trying to break the logjam in negotiations>
  • b. blockage
  • c. jam, crowd
• ? logjam transitive verb

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