blind alley

英 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

美 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

n.  行不通的方法; 死胡同

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牛津词典

noun

• 行不通的方法；死胡同
  a way of doing sth that seems useful at first, but does not produce useful results, like following a path that suddenly stops

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死胡同；绝路；困境
  If you describe a situation as ablind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
  1. all the clues led the police into blind alleys
  2. so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley
• a street with only one way in or out
  Synonym:cul de sacdead-end streetimpasse

双语例句

• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
  这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
• Or was he moving into still another blind alley?
  不然他是不是又在向一条死胡同里钻。
• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.
  山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• My parents told me social worker is a blind alley occupation, but I stick to my guns to realise my dream.
  尽管父母说做社工是没有前途的，但我仍坚持去实现我的梦想。
• Search the blind alley!
  搜这死胡同！
• In the course of business, want to open their own vision and not go blind alley.
  在创业过程中，要打开自己的视野，不能走死路。
• You're going down a blind alley, fiedler.
  你在走死胡同，费德勒。
• After the prey is pushed towards the blind alley but the fear of the cat.
  然后难得将猎物追到绝境却为了惧怕猫。
• He has been trying to solve his money problem, but he is in a blind alley.
  他一直尝试解决他金钱上的问题，但走进了死胡同。
• The witness is going to lead the jury to a blind alley.
  这个证人将把陪审团引入死胡同。