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 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。
• 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。
• 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 blind alley ended in a brick wall.
  这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
• 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 street was a blind alley.
  这条街道是条死胡同。
• The criminal was trapped by the police in a blind alley.
  罪犯被警察逼入一条死胡同。
• I did not adopt his idea because I was pretty sure that it was a blind alley.
  我没有采纳他的意见，因为我十分肯定那是行不通的。
• If you think money will bring happiness forever, you are walking into a blind alley.
  如果你认为钱财能够永远给你带来快乐的话，那你走的是死路一条。
• I'm afraid you came into a blind alley.
  我恐怕你走到死胡同里来了。