僵持

(of both parties) refuse to budge;stalemate;deadlock
两国关系不能老这样～下去。Relations between the two countries should not forever remain in a stalemate./谈判处于僵持状态。The negotiations were in a stalemate. or:The negotiations remained deadlocked./双方～好久。For quite some time,neither party was willing to budge from its original position.