blind alley

noun

1. 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

1. N-COUNT 死胡同；绝路；困境
   If you describe a situation as a blind 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。

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。
2. An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.
   山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
3. The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
   这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。
4. I'm afraid you came into a blind alley.
   我恐怕你走到死胡同里来了。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. Search the blind alley!
   搜这死胡同！
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. The witness is going to lead the jury to a blind alley.
    这个证人将把陪审团引入死胡同。
11. 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。
12. This type of research turned out to be a blind alley.
    这种研究证明是行不通的。
13. You're going down a blind alley, fiedler.
    你在走死胡同，费德勒。
14. I did not adopt his idea because I was pretty sure that it was a blind alley.
    我没有采纳他的意见，因为我十分肯定那是行不通的。
15. The criminal was trapped by the police in a blind alley.
    罪犯被警察逼入一条死胡同。
16. Tim thought of a way to do the maths problem, but it turned out to be a blind alley.
    蒂姆想出一个解答数学题的方法，但结果无济于事。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
    他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
20. If you think money will bring happiness forever, you are walking into a blind alley.
    如果你认为钱财能够永远给你带来快乐的话，那你走的是死路一条。
21. Or was he moving into still another blind alley?
    不然他是不是又在向一条死胡同里钻。
22. He took the next turning to the left but found himself in a blind alley.
    他在下一个拐弯处向左走，但发现走进了一个死胡同。
23. 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。
24. He has been trying to solve his money problem, but he is in a blind alley.
    他一直尝试解决他金钱上的问题，但走进了死胡同。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. The street was a blind alley.
    这条街道是条死胡同。
30. My parents told me social worker is a blind alley occupation, but I stick to my guns to realise my dream.
    尽管父母说做社工是没有前途的，但我仍坚持去实现我的梦想。

noun

1. (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

2. a street with only one way in or out

   Synonym:    cul de sacdead-end streetimpasse