blind alley

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词形变化

blind alleys 复数 blind alleys

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.

  2. 2.

    A course of inquiry that leads nowhere.

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词汇关系

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同义词 3

impasse cul-de-sac dead-end street

上位词 3

course thoroughfare course of action

词源

The notion of ‘blindness’ comes from the lack of a through passage (the ‘eye’). Attested since 1583, and used figuratively since the mid-19th century.

来源：wiktionary