Blind alley
[计] 死胡同
📖 牛津释义
blind alley
1 alley that is closed at one end; cul-de-sac 仅有一端与外间相通的小巷; 死胡同.
2 (fig 比喻) course of action which may seem promising at first but which in the end has no satisfactory result 起初似乎大有希望, 而结果却不能令人满意的做法; 钻死胡同.
🧩 词语组成解析
blind
[blaɪnd]
adj. 失明的;盲目的，轻率的;供盲人用的;隐蔽的;
vt. 弄瞎，使失明;蒙蔽，欺瞒;使变暗;使昏聩;
n. 掩饰;借口;百叶窗;
adv. 盲目地;看不见地;
alley
['æli]
n. 胡同，小巷;小径;球道;
🗣️ 情景例句
Did you enjoy yourself last weekend?
上周末你过得开心么？
It was after dark when we got back,and we were all tired.
我们回来时天已经黑了，并且我们都很疲倦。
Oh, thank you! said Ann. Look at the nice paper. Can I open it now, or later?
“噢，谢谢你！”安说，“瞧这漂亮的纸。我现在开还是以后再开？”