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  4. dead end

dead end

/ˈdɛd ɛnd/
死胡同

We drove into a dead end and had to turn around.

我们开进了一条死胡同,不得不调头回去。


非正式

指一条无出口的街道或路线,比喻无解决办法或无出路的情况。

The negotiations reached a dead end.

谈判陷入了僵局,没有解决方案。

This research project is going nowhere; it's a dead end.

这个研究项目没有进展,走进了死胡同。

常用于比喻无解决办法或无出路的情况。

搭配

reach a dead end陷入僵局go down a dead end走进死胡同

同义词

cul-de-sacblind alleyno exit

反义词

open roadfreewaythroughway

相关短语

blind alley短语
无出口的小巷
cul-de-sac短语
无出口的街道

专业提示

比喻用法

'dead end' 在英语中常用于比喻无解决办法或无出路的情况,中文中可以用'死胡同'来表达类似的意思。

黄金法则

使用场景

在正式场合中,可以用'cul-de-sac' 来指无出口的街道,而在非正式场合中,'dead end' 更常用。

词源

源自英语,字面意思是“死路”或“无出口的路”,逐渐引申为比喻无解决办法或无出路的情况。

用法说明

在英语中,'dead end' 既可以指字面的无出口的路,也可以比喻无解决办法或无出路的情况。在中文中,'死胡同' 通常用于比喻无出路的情况。

单词拆解

dead
死的
adjective
+
end
尽头
noun
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