n.极端严重的全面交通堵塞(无车能动)；僵局
vt.使交通阻塞；使陷入僵局
But he is acknowledging continued partisan gridlock in Congress. 但他承认在国会党派僵局仍然存在。
The risk then is that a continuation of political gridlock would stop further economic reforms in Germany. 到时候的风险是政治僵局的持续将会阻碍德国进一步的经济改革。
