dead-end

短语
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a. 尽头的, 没有发展前景的, 无出路的 vi. 到达尽头

发音

US
其它 /ˈdɛdɛnd/
其它 /dɛdˈɛnd/

词形变化

dead-ends 复数 dead-ended dead-ending dead-ends 三单 dead-ends dead-ending 现在分词 dead-ended 过去式 dead-ended 过去分词 more dead-end 比较级 most dead-end 最高级

别名

deadend

教材释义与例句

动词

到达尽头

形容词

无出路的;棘手的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A road with no exit.

    We turned into the street and realised it was a dead-end.

  2. 2.

    A position that offers no hope of progress.

    比喻 引申义

    Mary realised her relationship with Jim had hit a dead-end.

v.
  1. 1.

    To come to a dead-end.

    美国

    Watch out! The road dead-ends in 200 yards and there's nowhere to turn around!

  2. 2.

    To come to nothing; to reach a hopeless situation.

    引申义
adj.
  1. 1.

    Going nowhere; blocked.

    a dead-end street

    a dead-end job

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