alley

英 [ˈæli]

美 [ˈæli]

n.  (建筑群中间或后面的)小街，小巷，胡同

复数：alleys　

高考IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6528 / COCA.4340

习惯用语

n.

(right) up your alley(right) up your alley

牛津词典

noun

• （建筑群中间或后面的）小街，小巷，胡同
  a narrow passage behind or between buildings
• （建筑群中间或后面的）小街，小巷，胡同
  a narrow passage behind or between buildings

柯林斯词典

• See also:blind alleybowling alley

英英释义

noun

• a narrow street with walls on both sides
  Synonym:alleywayback street
• a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
  Synonym:bowling alleyskittle alley

双语例句

• The job is right down your alley.
  这个工作正适合你的才能。
• I like this job, it's right down my alley.
  我喜欢这个工作，我对此事很内行。
• Even some foreigners have come to run a stall in silk alley ( a clothing market in beijing).
  有些老外也到秀水街练摊儿。
• I'm afraid our present course of action may turn out to be a blind alley.
  我担心我们目前这种干法可能是条死胡同。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
  这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
• There is a sauna, a bowling alley and a gym in our hotel.
  宾馆有桑拿、保龄球室和健身房。
• The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
  事实证明，因特网对许多公司而言是一条行不通的路。
• We live in the same alley.
  我们住在同一条小巷里。
• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.
  山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• One of my guys found this in an alley.
  我的一个手下在小路上找到的。