英语词汇“dead-end”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Noun We came to a dead end and had to turn around. My career has hit a dead end.

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Noun

In his junior year of high school, Agustin brought home an application for a learner’s permit — and all of a sudden his striver’s journey hit a dead end.

Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Already one use – creating more efficient MRI scans - has proven to be a dead end, Gasman tells me.

Bernard Marr, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Each time someone has tried to crack the code, it's led to a dead end.

Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 After a 90-degree turn over a box-girder bridge, this optional diversion runs six miles up a side canyon to another dead end.

Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022 In the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue, Watkins and his co-authors made a persuasive case that Crivelli’s often weird and gnarly works should not be seen, as Berenson saw them, as a creative dead end.

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022 Did the United States lead Ukraine down a dead end?

Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022 Much like his aspiration of entering the operating room, Segura hit a dead end in his career as a rapper.

Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 15 June 2022 His government hosted initial rounds of diplomatic talks between Moscow and Kyiv, but those discussions appear to have hit a dead end even as the war bogs down.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1944, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	dead-end
释义	dead-end 1 of 3 adjective ˈded-ˌend 1 a : lacking opportunities especially for advancement a dead-end job b : lacking an exit a dead-end street 2 : unruly dead-end kids dead-endedness ˌded-ˈen-dəd-nəs noun dead-end 2 of 3 verb ˈded-ˈend dead-ended; dead-ending; dead-ends intransitive verb : to come to a dead end : terminate the road dead-ends at the lake the investigation dead-ended dead end 3 of 3 noun ˈded-ˈend 1 : an end (as of a street) without an exit 2 : a position, situation, or course of action that leads to nothing further Synonyms Verb break off break up cease close conclude determine die discontinue elapse end expire finish go halt lapse leave off let up pass quit stop terminate wind up wink (out) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun We came to a dead end and had to turn around. My career has hit a dead end. Recent Examples on the Web Noun In his junior year of high school, Agustin brought home an application for a learner’s permit — and all of a sudden his striver’s journey hit a dead end. Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Already one use – creating more efficient MRI scans - has proven to be a dead end, Gasman tells me. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Each time someone has tried to crack the code, it's led to a dead end. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 After a 90-degree turn over a box-girder bridge, this optional diversion runs six miles up a side canyon to another dead end. Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022 In the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue, Watkins and his co-authors made a persuasive case that Crivelli’s often weird and gnarly works should not be seen, as Berenson saw them, as a creative dead end. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022 Did the United States lead Ukraine down a dead end? Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 25 Feb. 2022 Much like his aspiration of entering the operating room, Segura hit a dead end in his career as a rapper. Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 15 June 2022 His government hosted initial rounds of diplomatic talks between Moscow and Kyiv, but those discussions appear to have hit a dead end even as the war bogs down. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1944, in the meaning defined above Noun 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition dead end noun : an end (as of a street) with no way out dead-end 1 of 2 verb as in to end to come to an end after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance end stop halt conclude expire cease close terminate pass finish die stall go wind up lapse break off quit leave off determine discontinue elapse let up break up bite the dust wink (out) cut out stay pause knock off wind down break down suspend desist (from) pack (up or in) refrain (from) give over lay off (of) abate conk (out) peter (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms persist hang on continue prolong extend protract draw out See More dead end 2 of 2 noun 1 as in high road Synonyms & Similar Words high road secondary road close side road road pass highway avenue freeway route expressway roadway artery boulevard pike arterial drive row shunpike side street turnpike thoroughfare causeway thruway drag way crossroad trace cul-de-sac alley branch byway bystreet carriageway lane backstreet alleyway circle corridor trail place track mews laneway 2 as in dilemma Synonyms & Similar Words dilemma fix corner bottleneck predicament plight quandary Mexican standoff bind jam problem pinch quagmire halt pickle spot standstill morass deadlock impasse hole standoff gridlock logjam difficulty stalemate
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