dead end

美 [ˌded ˈend]英 [ˌded ˈend]
  • n.死胡同;(路等的)尽头, 终端;僵局;绝境;一头封死的道路(或通道等)

复数: dead ends

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noun

1

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。

2

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。

dead end

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 死路;死胡同
    If a street is a dead end, there is no way out at one end of it.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 绝境;僵局
    A dead end job 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。

noun

1
a passage with access only at one end
Synonym: cul cul de sac
2
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
reached an impasse on the negotiations
Synonym: deadlock impasse stalemate standstill

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  1. 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。

  2. We drove into a dead end and had to back out .

    我们把车子开进了一条死胡同,只得退出来。

  3. We had come to a dead end in our research .

    我们的研究工作已陷入绝境。

  4. His research was at a dead end .

    他的研究无法进行下去。

  5. I 'm really at a dead end .

    我实在没路可走了。

  6. After days of arguing , the peace talks are now at a dead end .

    在几天的辩论之后和平谈判无法进行下去。

  7. Our inquiry was brought to a dead end when we learned that the woman had left the country .

    当我们得知那个女人业已离开这个国家时,我们的调查不了了之。

  8. Even though your research appears to be at a dead end now , you shouldn 't lose heart but keep on trying .

    即使你们的研究现在似乎没有什么进展,你们还是不应该泄气,而要继续进行下去。

  9. Our research seems to have come to a dead end .

    我们的研究工作似乎搁浅了。

  10. New projects may lead you into a dead end .

    新的项目可能会使你陷入绝境。

  11. Our research was at a dead end and couldn 't go forward .

    我们的研究工作钻进了死胡同,无法进展下去了。

  12. I just feel like I 'm at a dead end .

    我觉得我终将一死。

  13. Studying that old computer language is a dead end street .

    学习老的计算机语言没有出路。

  14. I can 't waste my time in this dead end job .

    我再也不想把时间僵在这工作上了。

  15. A dead end is just a good place to turn around .

    途穷之地,正好回头。

  16. Life without love is one dead end street .

    没有爱情的人生就如一条死胡同!

  17. Is china 's trust industry in dead end ?

    中国信托业穷途末路了吗?

  18. We 've got a bit of a dead end here .

    我们在这里钻进了死胡同。

  19. This was the dead end of her last hope .

    这是她最后一线希望的破灭。

  20. Nowadays , law history studies in China have come to a dead end .

    我国的法律史学目前正在走入困境,研究现状令人担忧。

  21. The valve can be used in either direction on dead end service .

    这种阀门能够双向应用,也可以应用在终端场合。

  22. Many think the bad man is going down a dead end street .

    很多人认为那个坏家伙正在走向一条死路。

  23. Maybe there was a dead end over there or something .

    也许是有个死胡同什么的。

  24. Out of the Dead End and into Translation Studies

    走出死胡同,建立翻译学

  25. This could mean the India sounds reached a dead end .

    这也可能说明印度的音乐进了一个死胡同。

  26. That route is now a dead end for future volume sales .

    这种局限对于未来大量销售而言是一条死路。

  27. Don 't get stuck in a dead end job .

    别困在没有前途的工作里。

  28. Unsymmetrical Design and Study on Angle and Dead End Towers of Transmission Line

    送电线路转角塔、终端塔的不对称设计研究

  29. It 's like another dead end .

    好像又是一个死胡同。

  30. But for Henry , small cars were a dead end .

    但是,对亨利来说,生产小型车是没有出路的。