单词 | cul-de-sac |
释义 | cul-de-sac /kul"deuh sak", -sak', kool"-/; Fr. /kyuudeu sannk"/, n. , pl. culs-de-sac /kulz"deuh sak", -sak', koolz"-/; Fr. /kyuudeu sannk"/. 1. a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street. 2. any situation in which further progress is impossible. 3. the hemming in of a military force on all sides except behind. 4. Anat. a saclike cavity, tube, or the like, open only at one end, as the cecum. [1730-40; < F: lit., bottom of the sack] |
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