[, ]a complete failure to make progress, reach agreement or settle sth 僵局◆The agreement on working hours is seen as a way of breaking the logjam. 就工作时数达成协议看来是打破僵局的一种方法。➡deadlock
[] a large amount of work that has not been done because there are too many things to do （因事情太多造成的）大量未做的工作◆logjams of paperwork 文书工作的大量积压➡backlog , bottleneck