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

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.
  山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
  这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This type of research turned out to be a blind alley.
  这种研究证明是行不通的。
• Many can lead you down a blind alley& where you may lose the contents of your wallet.
  很多机会可能会让你进入一个损失钱财的死胡同。
• 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。