单词 | dead end |
释义 | dead end (once / 15310 pages) n WORD FAMILY dead end: dead ends USAGE EXAMPLESFree for the first time in 20 years, he was living on Los Angeles Skid Row, a dystopian dead end where drugs are used openly. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The officer watched it pull to a stop at the dead end of Stags Leap Court. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) As Obama’s approach cleared new diplomatic paths, it sometimes led to dead ends. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a passage with access only at one end Syn|Hyper cul, cul de sac passage a way through or along which someone or something may pass 2n a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible Syn|Hyper deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
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