dead end
英 [ˌded ˈend]
美 [ˌded ˈend]
n. 一头封死的道路(或通道等); 绝境; 僵局
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牛津词典
noun
- 一头封死的道路(或通道等)
a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end- The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.
我们想走的头一条路结果是条死胡同。
- The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.
- 绝境;僵局
a point at which you can make no further progress in what you are doing- We had come to a dead end in our research.
我们的研究工作已陷入绝境。 - He's in a dead-end job in the local factory (= one with low wages and no hope of promotion) .
他在当地工厂的工作是没有前途的。 - These negotiations are a dead-end street (= they have reached a point where no further progress is possible) .
谈判陷入僵局。
- We had come to a dead end in our research.
柯林斯词典
- 死路;死胡同
If a street is adead end, there is no way out at one end of it. - N-COUNT 绝境;僵局
Adead endjob or course of action is one that you think is bad because it does not lead to further developments or progress.- Waitressing was a dead-end job.
做女服务生是一份没有前途的工作。
- Waitressing was a dead-end job.
英英释义
noun
- a passage with access only at one end
- a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- reached an impasse on the negotiations