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dead end

noun
🔊/ˌded ˈend/
🔊/ˌded ˈend/
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  1. a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end一头封死的道路（或通道等）
    • 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。🔊🔊
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    • We tried cutting through a back road but it was a dead end.我们试图抄小道，却原来是个死胡同。
    • We turned down a dead-end street by mistake.我们误进了一条死路。
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  2. a point at which you can make no further progress in what you are doing绝境；僵局
    • We had come to a dead end in our research.我们的研究工作已陷入绝境。🔊🔊
    • This line of investigation could prove to be a complete dead end.这条调查线可能被证明是完全死胡同。
    • 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。🔊🔊