blind alley
US /blaɪnd ˈæl.i/
UK /blaɪnd ˈæl.i/
1.
死胡同, 盡頭路
a street or passage that is closed at one end; a cul-de-sac
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We drove down a blind alley and had to turn around.
我們開進了一條死胡同，不得不掉頭。
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The children were playing at the end of the blind alley.
孩子們在死胡同的盡頭玩耍。
2.
死胡同, 絕境
a course of action that leads to no progress or a dead end
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Their investigation led them down a blind alley.
他們的調查陷入了死胡同。
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Pursuing that strategy would be a blind alley for the company.
推行這項策略對公司來說將是死胡同。