The government had reached an impasse.是什么意思？

The government had reached an impasse.

政府陷入绝境。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

government

n. 政府，政体，治理的形式，管辖，治理；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

reached

v. 到达( reach的过去式和过去分词 )，联络，伸出手臂，延伸；

例句
When the barge reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.
当驳船抵达圣地时，辅祭除去了柩衣。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

impasse

n. 绝境，僵局，死路，死胡

例句
The company says it has reached an impasse in negotiations with the union.
公司称与工会的谈判已陷入僵局。