单词 | dead end |
释义 | dead endBrE /ˌded ˈend/ NAmE /ˌded ˈend/ noun 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。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。◆ 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。 |
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