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

• His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
  他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
• Honestly, I think that your idea will lead you down a blind alley.
  坦率地说，我认为你的想法会把你引入迷途。
• The street was a blind alley.
  这条街道是条死胡同。
• 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。
• 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。
• Taking blind alley gas as the main research object, this paper expounds the distribution laws of blind alley gas, and probes into the methods for the gas emission and some matters needing attention.
  以盲巷瓦斯为主要研究对象，阐述了盲巷瓦斯的分布规律，探讨了排放瓦斯的方法和注意事项。
• I'm afraid you came into a blind alley.
  我恐怕你走到死胡同里来了。
• The line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley.
  那种推理方法只会把你引进另一条死胡同。
• 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。
• 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。