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。
• This was the blind alley from which the Roman world had no way out: slavery was economically impossible, the labor of freemen was morally ostracized.
  于是罗马世界便陷入了绝境：奴隶制在经济上已经不可能了，而自由人的劳动却在道德上受鄙视。
• His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
  他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
• The street was a blind alley.
  这条街道是条死胡同。
• 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。
• Search the blind alley!
  搜这死胡同！
• In the course of business, want to open their own vision and not go blind alley.
  在创业过程中，要打开自己的视野，不能走死路。
• 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。
• 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。