Stalemate

['steɪlmeɪt] or ['stelmet]

解释:

(noun.) drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check.

(verb.) subject to a stalemate.

整理:莱克格斯--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved.

(v. t.) To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.

达拉整理

解释:

n. in chess-playing the position of the king when he cannot move without being placed in check.—v.t. to put into a condition of stalemate: to bring to a standstill.

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