dead end
noun/ˌded ˈend/
/ˌded ˈend/
- 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- 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。
- The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.
- 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.
这条调查路线可能被证明是一个彻底的死胡同。 - 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。
- We had come to a dead end in our research.