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单词 cul-de-sac
释义
cul-de-sac
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌl.də.sæk/us
/ˈkʌl.də.sæk/
ashortroadthat isblockedoff at one end
死胡同，死巷
asituationthatleadsnowhere:
困境，死路，僵局
anintellectualcul-de-sac学术上的死胡同
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(Definition ofcul-de-sacfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cul-de-sac| American Dictionary

cul-de-sac
noun[C]
us
/ˈkʌl·dəˌsæk,ˈkʊl-/
astreetthat isclosedat one end
(Definition ofcul-de-sacfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcul-de-sac

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These bleak conclusions need not lead into acul-de-sac.
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In this phylogeneticcul-de-sac, attention must now turn to how silk is used to become airborne.
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The alternative approach is to ask whether philosophers have deceived themselves or backed themselves unnecessarily into acul-de-sac.
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By necessity, therefore, the estate will be a bigcul-de-sac.
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On his way home alone from a rugby club meeting he is confronted by four young would-be muggers who pursue him into acul-de-sac.
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It demonstrates an approach to construction and environmental control for the new ecological age by reversing out of thecul-de-sacof the twentieth century.
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I think that they have backed themselves into acul-de-sac.
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However, while infections in the latter hosts may be a serious cosmetic nuisance for fish processors, they probably represent acul-de-sacin the sealworm life cycle.
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This surely is an intellectualcul-de-sac.
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However, this parade took place on a new housing estate along a hammerheadcul-de-sac150 yd long.
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Why, then, are we in danger of going back into that politicalcul-de-sactwo years on?
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It prefers instead to rush headlong down an ideologicalcul-de-sac, which is destined to confine it to the margins of politics for years to come.
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That is not a gateway, but acul-de-sac.
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It is a well-lit place and, being acul-de-sac, carries no traffic.
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They are not looking forcul-de-sacopportunities which do not lead anywhere, but which create the illusion and promise that they will.
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