blind alley

英 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

美 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

n.  行不通的方法; 死胡同

计算机

牛津词典

noun

• 行不通的方法；死胡同
  a way of doing sth that seems useful at first, but does not produce useful results, like following a path that suddenly stops

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 死胡同；绝路；困境
  If you describe a situation as ablind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
  1. The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
     事实证明，因特网对许多公司而言是一条行不通的路。

英英释义

noun

• (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
  1. all the clues led the police into blind alleys
  2. so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley
• a street with only one way in or out
  Synonym:cul de sacdead-end streetimpasse

双语例句

• Taking blind alley gas as the main research object, this paper expounds the distribution laws of blind alley gas, and probes into the methods for the gas emission and some matters needing attention.
  以盲巷瓦斯为主要研究对象，阐述了盲巷瓦斯的分布规律，探讨了排放瓦斯的方法和注意事项。
• John did not take the job because it was a blind alley.
  约翰没有接受此职，因为它是条绝路。
• Or was he moving into still another blind alley?
  不然他是不是又在向一条死胡同里钻。
• You don't know how much of it ends up in a blind alley.
  你不知道有多大一部分走进了死胡同。
• I'm afraid our present course of action may turn out to be a blind alley.
  我担心我们目前这种干法可能是条死胡同。
• If you think money will bring happiness forever, you are walking into a blind alley.
  如果你认为钱财能够永远给你带来快乐的话，那你走的是死路一条。
• The line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley.
  那种推理方法只会把你引进另一条死胡同。
• He has been trying to solve his money problem, but he is in a blind alley.
  他一直尝试解决他金钱上的问题，但走进了死胡同。
• Search the blind alley!
  搜这死胡同！
• Many can lead you down a blind alley& where you may lose the contents of your wallet.
  很多机会可能会让你进入一个损失钱财的死胡同。