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dead endBrE /ˌded ˈend/NAmE /ˌded ˈend/ nouna road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end 一头封死的道路（或通道等）◆The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end. 我们想走的头一条路结果是条死胡同。a point at which you can make no further progress in what you are doing 绝境；僵局◆We had come to a dead end in our research. 我们的研究工作已陷入绝境。◆He's in a dead-end job in the local factory (= one with low wages and no hope of promotion). 他在当地工厂的工作是没有前途的。◆These negotiations are a dead-end street (= they have reached a point where no further progress is possible). 谈判陷入僵局。 |