blind alley

blind alley

n.1. An alley or passage that is closed at one end.2. A mistaken, unproductive undertaking.

blind alley

n 1. an alley open at one end only; cul-de-sac 2. informal a situation in which no further progress can be made

blind′ al′ley

n. 1. a roadway that is open at only one end. 2. a situation or path offering no help, opportunity, or reward. [1575–85]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blind alley - a street with only one way in or outdead-end street, impasse, cul de sacthoroughfare - a public road from one place to another
	2.	blind alley - (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement; "all the clues led the police into blind alleys"; "so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley"course of action, course - a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

blind alley

nounA course leading nowhere:cul-de-sac, dead end.

Translations

死胡同绝路

blind

(blaind) adjective1. not able to see. a blind man. 瞎的 瞎的2. (with to) unable to notice. She is blind to his faults. 視而不見的 视而不见的3. hiding what is beyond. a blind corner. 隱蔽的 隐蔽的4. of or for blind people. a blind school. 盲人的 盲人的 noun1. (often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc. The sunlight is too bright – pull down the blinds! 百葉窗 窗帘，百叶窗 2. something intended to mislead or deceive. He did that as a blind. 掩護，蒙蔽 蒙蔽 verb to make blind. He was blinded in the war. 使失明 使失明ˈblinding adjective1. tending to make blind. a blinding light. 眩目的 眩目的，刺眼的 2. sudden. He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer. 突然的 突然的ˈblindly adverb 眩目地 眩目地ˈblindness noun 失明 失明blind alley a situation without any way out. This is a blind alley of a job. 死胡同，死巷，行不通 死胡同，绝路 ˈblindfold noun a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing. The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes. 眼罩 眼罩 verb to put a blindfold on (some person or animal). 遮眼 遮眼 adjective, adverb with the eyes covered by a cloth etc. She came blindfold into the room. 遮著眼的(地) 遮着眼的（地） blind spot1. any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding. She seems to have a blind spot about physics. 一竅不通 一窍不通2. an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction. 死角，盲點 盲点the blind leading the blind one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something. My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind. 外行指導外行 外行指导外行