blind alley

• n. 死胡同；绝路

英英释义

Noun:

1. a street with only one way in or out

2. (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement;

   "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"
   "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The blind alley ended in a stone wall.
   死胡同的尽头是一堵石墙。
2. The maze was very difficult with many blind paths and dead ends.
   迷宫里有很多绝路和死胡同，难度大。
3. When he invested in that business,he went up a blind alley.
   当他投资做那个生意时，他就走上了一条绝路。
4. John did not take the job because it was a blind alley.
   约翰没有接受此职，因为它是条绝路。

词汇搭配

• blind alley occupation 没有前途的职业或工作...
• a blind alley 死胡同
• blind alley employment 没有前途的工作...
• blind-alley job 没前途的工作...

近反义词

【近义词】

• impasse 僵局
• cul de sac 死胡同
• dead-end street 死路，死胡同...