dead end
US /ˈded end/
UK /ˈded end/
1.
死胡同, 絕路
a road or passage that has no exit
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The car turned into a dead end street.
汽車拐進了一條死胡同。
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We followed the path until it became a dead end.
我們沿著小路走，直到它變成一條死胡同。
2.
死胡同, 僵局
a situation or course of action that leads to no further progress
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The investigation reached a dead end.
調查陷入了僵局。
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His career seemed to hit a dead end.
他的職業生涯似乎陷入了僵局。