单词general-paralysis
na.: 【医】全身麻痹网络: 全瘫；麻痹性痴呆；全身瘫疾
But a procedural hitch delayed the deal late last year, and it got caught up in the general paralysis of the presidential-election campaign.
但去年年底一个程序上的意外障碍延迟了交易，于是这一交易就陷入了通常常见的总统选举时的瘫痪状态。