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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dead end
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noun
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(street) 死路
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2.
noun
(impasse) 僵局
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dead end
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n
another name for cul-de-sac
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2.
n
a situation in which further progress is impossible
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3.
n
(as modifier)
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a dead-end street
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a dead-end job
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4.
vi.
[intr]
[chiefly US and Canadian]
to come to a dead end
Examples
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The summit finished in a dead end.
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峰会以僵局告终。
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What looks like a dead end may only be the result of personal weakness.
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那些看似命中注定的悲惨境地，也许仅仅是个人弱点而导致的结果。
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The case was at a dead end since there is no witness and no weapon.
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这个案子陷入了僵局，因为没有目击者，也没有找到武器。
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This road will only lead to a dead end.
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这条路到最后只是死路一条。
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He is a real loser in a dead end job, with pie in the sky dreams of becoming a music producer.
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他在这个没有前途的岗位上是一个真正的失败者，空想着成为一个音乐制造人。
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a dead-end street
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尽头街道，死胡同
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a dead-end plan
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行不通的计划
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She's bound to end up dead or in jail.
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她注定最后不是死亡就是进监狱。
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