stalemate noun
ADJ. political
VERB + STALEMATE end in, reach, result in The talks reached (a) stalemate. | break Efforts to break the stalemate in the peace talks continue. | be locked in Discussions are locked in stalemate.
STALEMATE + VERB continue
PREP. ~ between a stalemate between management and unions | ~ in The stalemate in the trade talks continues. | ~ on/over a stalemate over economic union
You can also check other dicts: stalemate (English, 中文解释 ), wordnet sense, Collins Definition