| 单词 | blind alley |
| 释义 | blind alley noun[C] uk/ˌblaɪnd ˈæl.i/us/ˌblaɪnd ˈæl.i/asituationormethodthat is noteffectiveor will notproduceresults: 死胡同；绝境Thissortofthinkingjustseemsto beleadingusup/downablindalley.这种想法似乎只会将我们引入死胡同。 Useless and futile
blind alley| American Dictionaryblind alley noun[C] us/ˈblɑɪnd ˈæl·i/something thatleadsyounowhereor is of no use: Allourworkhas onlyledus up a blind alley. Examplesofblind alleyblind alley Whether this is ablindalleyfor senior power, or represents a road to real influence, remains to be seen. From theCambridge English Corpus On occasions the cross-referencing is circular or leads down ablindalley. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it has also on occasion led mathematical research up ablindalley. From theCambridge English Corpus The concentration on vocabulary acquisition proved to be ablindalley. From theCambridge English Corpus This explains why young wage-earners entered 'blindalley' - but well-paid - employment, a trend highlighted in chapter three of this book. From theCambridge English Corpus The separation of anxiety and depressive disorders :blindalleyin psychopharmacology and the classification of disease. From theCambridge English Corpus But the clause being considered will lead us into an expensive and ineffectiveblindalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So let us not go down thatblindalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is far better to cut a loss and change the policy than to pursue a line which takes us down ablindalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is far worse than theblindalleyemployment of a van boy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is better to take them into industry even if they are turned out than to put them intoblindalleyoccupations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That line of argument is ablindalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have training facilities for young men from depressed areas or fromblindalleyoccupations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true to say that by this method you are creatingblindalleyemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We seem to be travelling down ablindalley. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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