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dead end
dead endn.1. a. An end of a passage, especially a street, that affords no exit.b. A street or road affording no exit.2. A situation or subject that allows for no progress or development.dead end n 1. another name for cul-de-sac 2. a situation in which further progress is impossible 3. : dead-end (as modifier): a dead-end street; a dead-end job. vb (intr) chiefly US and Canadian to come to a dead end dead′ end′ n. 1. a street, corridor, etc., that has no exit. 2. a position with no hope of progress; blind alley. [1885–90] dead′-end′ adj. 1. terminating in a dead end. 2. offering no possibility for advancement: a dead-end job. 3. living in the slums: a dead-end kid. v.i. 4. to terminate in a dead end. [1885–90] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dead end - a passage with access only at one endcul, cul de sacpassage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass | | 2. | dead end - a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstillsituation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
dead endnoun1. impasse, deadlock, stalemate, standstill, standoff We have reached a dead end.adjective1. boring, dull, tedious, dead, flat, stale, monotonous, humdrum, uninteresting, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried This is a dead-end job.dead endnounA course leading nowhere:blind alley, cul-de-sac.Translationsdead (ded) adjective1. without life; not living. a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers. 死去的,無生命的 死去的,无生命的 2. not working and not giving any sign of being about to work. The phone/engine is dead. 故障的(電話),熄火的(發動機) 不通话的(电话),熄火的(发动机) 3. absolute or complete. There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop. 無動靜的 无动静的 adverb completely. dead drunk. 完全地 完全地ˈdeaden verb to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc. That will deaden the pain. 使緩和 使缓和ˈdeadly adjective1. causing death. a deadly poison. 殊死的 致死的,致命的 2. very great. He is in deadly earnest (= He is completely serious). 非常 非常3. very dull or uninteresting. What a deadly job this is. 枯燥沉悶的,呆板的 枯燥的,呆板的 adverb extremely. deadly dull; deadly serious. 非常 非常dead end a road closed off at one end. (街道等)閉塞不通的一頭 (街道等)闭塞不通的一头 ˈdead-end adjective leading nowhere. a dead-end job. (喻)沒出路的 (喻)没出路的 dead heat a race, or a situation happening in a race, in which two or more competitors cross the finishing line together. 勝負不分的賽跑,不分勝負的情況 胜负不分的赛跑dead language a language no longer spoken, eg Latin. 無人說的語言(如拉丁語) 无人说的语言(如拉丁语) ˈdeadline noun a time by which something must be done or finished. Monday is the deadline for handing in this essay. 最後期限 最后期限ˈdeadlock noun a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible. Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock. 僵局 僵局 to set a deadline (not dateline) for finishing a job. dead end
dead end1. noun The end of a road, path, or other passage that does not have an exit or other passages attached to it. I knew my GPS was wrong when it told me to turn onto a road that came to a dead end.2. noun By extension, a situation in which no more progress or advancement is possible. I'm afraid we've come to a dead end in our investigation.3. adjective Prohibitive of or offering no possibility for progress or advancement. Sometimes hyphenated. Jerry decided he couldn't spend another minute working at that dead end job with no possibility for a promotion. The police received a lot of dead-end leads, but nothing that led them to the killer.4. verb To end in a way that prevents any possibility of further progress or advancement. Often hyphenated. This street dead-ends up ahead, so we'll have to turn around.See also: dead, enddead end1. A passage that has no exit, as in This street's a dead end, so turn back. [Late 1800s] 2. An impasse or blind alley, allowing no progress to be made. For example, This job is a dead end; I'll never be able to advance. [c. 1920] See also: dead, enda dead end COMMON You use dead end to talk about situation in which you cannot make any more progress. The signs are that their famously successful economic policy might be nearing a dead end. Do you feel you have reached a dead end at work? Note: You can use dead-end to describe a boring job or situation which will never lead to anything more interesting or successful. He was stuck in the same dead-end job for twenty years. Starting your own business is daunting but I was desperate to get out of what felt like a dead-end situation. Note: A dead end is a street which is closed at one end. See also: dead, enda dead ˈend (informal) a point where no more progress can be made: Lack of further clues meant that the murder investigation came to a dead end. ♢ He was in a dead-end job with no hope of promotion.See also: dead, endDead End
dead end[′ded ‚end] (acoustics) The end of a sound studio that has the greater sound-absorbing characteristics. (electricity) The portion of a tapped coil through which no current is flowing at a particular switch position. (science and technology) The end of a conduit, passage, power line, or similar system having no exit or continuation. What does it mean when you dream about a dead end?In a dream, a dead end usually represents the obvious, namely the sense of one’s efforts coming to naught, or pursuing a line of research and reaching a “dead end.” dead end1. A length of pipe leading from a soil, waste, or vent pipe, building drain, or building sewer, which is terminated by a plug, cap, or other closed fitting; there is no circulation in this length of pipe, and no waste from a plumbing fixture is fed into it. 2. The point of fastening in a running rope system where the other end is fastened to a rope drum. 3. In concrete work, the end opposite that to which a load is applied. 4. A portion of a corridor in which the travel to an exit is in one direction only.MedicalSeedeadSee DE See DEdead end
Synonyms for dead endnoun impasseSynonyms- impasse
- deadlock
- stalemate
- standstill
- standoff
adj boringSynonyms- boring
- dull
- tedious
- dead
- flat
- stale
- monotonous
- humdrum
- uninteresting
- mind-numbing
- unexciting
- ho-hum
- repetitious
- wearisome
- unvaried
Synonyms for dead endnoun a course leading nowhereSynonymsSynonyms for dead endnoun a passage with access only at one endSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possibleSynonyms- deadlock
- impasse
- stalemate
- standstill
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