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

• 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。
• The path of reforms and opening-up are entirely correct, and their merits and achievements can never be negated. To stop or reverse reforms and opening-up would only lead to a blind alley.
  改革开放方向和道路是完全正确的，成效和功绩不容否定，停顿和倒退没有出路。
• His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
  他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
• 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。
• When he invested in that business, he went up a blind alley.
  当他投资做那个生意时，他就走上了一条绝路。
• 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。
• Honestly, I think that your idea will lead you down a blind alley.
  坦率地说，我认为你的想法会把你引入迷途。
• 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。
• After the prey is pushed towards the blind alley but the fear of the cat.
  然后难得将猎物追到绝境却为了惧怕猫。
• 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。