dead end
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If a street is a dead end, there is no way out at one end of it. 死胡同
There was another alleyway which came to a dead end just behind the house. 还有一个小巷，就在这房子后面形成了死胡同。
2. N-COUNT A dead-end job or course of action is one that you think is bad because it does not lead to further developments or progress. 无前途的
Waitressing was a dead-end job. 服务员这一工作没什么前途。
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dead end (dead ends)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a road that is closed at one end, and does not lead anywhere
死路
a dead-end street 一条死巷子
[ 单数名词 ]
a situation that has no hope of making progress
困境，绝境
Negotiators have reached a dead end in their attempts to find a peaceful solution . 谈判者希望找到和平解决方案的种种努力已化为泡影。
dead-end
verb [ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ] US ukYour browser doesn't support HTML5 audio
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If a road or path dead-ends, it is closed at one end, and does not lead anywhere .
成为死胡同，到达尽头，终止
The road dead-ended halfway up the mountain . 这条路在通往山里的半路上断了。 返回 dead end