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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Search the blind alley!
  搜这死胡同！
• He took the next turning to the left but found himself in a blind alley.
  他在下一个拐弯处向左走，但发现走进了一个死胡同。
• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.
  山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• Tim thought of a way to do the maths problem, but it turned out to be a blind alley.
  蒂姆想出一个解答数学题的方法，但结果无济于事。
• 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。
• You don't know how much of it ends up in a blind alley.
  你不知道有多大一部分走进了死胡同。