That's what was happening in the days leading up to the debate. The race was tightening.

这是辩论举行前几天发生情况。当时选情很胶着。

A close race could increase the importance of the four televised candidate debates.

这场胶着选举让四个候选电视辩论变得尤其重要。

Early voting is already under way, but polls show the presidential and parliamentary races are tightening.

提前到来选举已经打响，选票显示总统选举和议会选举非常胶着。

So tight, in fact, that Trudeau's Liberals lost their majority in the legislature.

事实上，选情如此胶着，以致特自由党失去了在立法机数席位。

The two men have been meeting on and off for weeks, but several sticking points remain.

已经断断续续接洽了几周时间，但是仍有一些问题胶着不下。

Georgia and North Carolina, for example, are still too close to call. And there may be recounts.

例如，佐治亚州和北卡罗莱纳州选情胶着。可能会进行重新计票。

Five people were killed in election-related violence in Ghana. Both presidential and parliamentary races were close.

加纳有5在与选举有暴力中丧生。总统选举和议会选举都非常胶着。

But for years, this battlefield was in a stalemate, the front line: right around Aleppo's ancient citadel.

但年来, 这个战区一直处于胶着状况, 因为战争最前线就位于阿勒颇古老城堡附近。

No, please. Continue. - In the depths of the Cold War, my tumbling team was part of a cultural exchange.

别，请讲，继续。 - 在冷战胶着时期，我蹦床队参与了文化交流活动。

This agglutinated them ad agglomerated them.

这使他们胶着并凝聚成团。

Al-Abadi selected the generals who took it back and made daily visits to the Baghdad joint command post as the battle for Mosul raged.

阿巴迪不仅亲自挑选了那些最终夺回摩苏尔将军，还在摩苏尔之战陷入胶着之际每天去巴格达联合指挥部视察。

The good news is that the foreign exchange and government bond markets are an ugly contest these days, in which few options look attractive.

这些天，外汇和政府债券市场进行了一场胶着竞争，但双方都并未成为投资者看好投资对象，这算是一个好消息。