| 单词 | alley |
| 释义 | alley (æli ) Word forms: alleys 1. countable noun An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. Synonyms: passage, walk, lane, pathway 2. See also blind alley, bowling alley Idioms: be right up someone's alley to be exactly what someone likes or knows about I thought this little problem would be right up your alley. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a blind alley something that is useless and will not lead to anything worthwhile Sooner or later they will have to realize that this is a blind alley and that they need to rethink their own strategies. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: alley leads Every alley leads to another stunning building or breathtaking view over the city walls. The Sun The alley leads into an octagonal clearing which faces the street and the main entrance to the property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A stone alley leads to the castle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You wouldn't want to meet that lot down a dark alley. The Sun (2014) Then one grabbed me and shoved me into a dark alley. The Sun (2013) It's six dark, scruffy alleys full of little bars. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This means that you can release yourself without difficulty while parked up a narrow alley, but it means so much more than that as well. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I'd overshot the narrow alley before it registered properly. DEAD BEAT (2002) He paid the taximan and made his way up the narrow alley, to knock on Mr Khan's door. SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE Translations: Chinese: 胡同 Japanese: 路地 |
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