Definition of blind alley in English:

blind alley

noun

1An alley or road that is closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.
Example sentencesExamples
- One hour later, the car was cornered in a blind alley off Jinjing Lu and Jujin Lu and two knives and one hammer were found with the kidnapper.
- To the north and south, the reef is split by sandy ravines and long swimthroughs leading into cavelets, blind alleys and tiny passages.
- One civilian, Scarlett Ray Dodd, armed with an M1 Carbine, led them into a blind alley behind the Mennonite Church and dispatched of the entire mob.
- Deco, Figo and Ronaldo kept being ushered down blind alleys where ambushes awaited.
- So I was led down blind alleys beneath high upturned eaves, through circular gateways and past piles of drying chillies.
- In contrast, for many executive function tasks, the use of goals must be inferred from performance (e.g., the number of blind alleys entered on a maze task).
- I took several blind alleys whilst attempting to follow the 18th century street plan.
- Traditional mazes have a way of getting in and out - they have lots of blind alleys, but the basic premise is that eventually a way out can be found.
- The nearby Jdeide Christian quarter - all narrow lanes, arched blind alleys and enigmatic mansions, and beits with elaborate doors - is predominantly Armenian.
- Hidden away in a blind alley is a video installation by Susan Norrie.
- Finally, with a magnificent sense of the dramatic, we were pinioned by headlights against a wall in a blind alley.
- A signboard proclaiming Question Papers Unlimited has sprung up on top of a non-descript building in a blind alley.
1. 1.1 A course of action leading nowhere.
  many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys
  Example sentencesExamples
  While DVDs are superior to videos and MP3 has made music cassettes all but a historical curiosity, consumers will worry that they may be led up technological blind alleys.
  The apparent breakthrough also suggests that rather than being led down blind alleys by the media, officers may have used the press and television to avoid any hint that they were pursuing Huntley and Carr.
  Looking at the past alerts us to some of the pitfalls we should avoid, some of the land mines that could trip us up, and some of the cul-de-sacs or blind alleys that are not worth our exploration.
  Within this long trajectory of looking as a way of understanding, certain views of photography, and primarily those we now lament as having passed, were arguably a blind alley - a dead end.
  Consultants have led clients down blind alleys, too.
  It was the speech of a politician who is out of touch and has led his country up a blind alley.
  But they must escape from the blind alley of ‘anti-globalisation’ and opposition to the WTO.
  They've seen pockets of new business from agencies such as the Dept. of Defense, but also hit bureaucratic blind alleys where contract dollars are hard to find.
  A belief in the free market is one of the central tenets of this column, but blind belief in all circumstance leads us up blind alleys.
  This means that there is a strong motivation NOT to share results with competitors, which leads to duplicated research and blind alleys.
  Kelly was subjected to a brow-beating from a group of MPs frustrated that they had been led up a blind alley.
  The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys.
  Unions must once again be able to inspire and enhance the dreams of the majority of working people instead of leading them up a blind alley that serves the status quo.
  Teilhard's breakthrough wasn't achieved overnight, and by interpreting some phenomena too literally, his team was led down several blind alleys.
  In a tragic way, this experience has verified Trotsky's analysis, which stresses the blind alley of bourgeois nationalism in the countries oppressed by the imperialist powers.
  To walk down the block is to wind through the blind alleys of Australian history.
  He calls Soviet ‘communism’ a blind alley, ‘remote from the mainstream of civilisation’.
  The defender's positional indiscipline was one of the downsides for Celtic in an uncertain first period, during which they resorted to a ponderous short passing game that led them down blind alleys.
  It's a story of a free-spirited, independent, optimistic woman who finds that a huge inheritance leads into the blind alley of a loveless, cold marriage.
  The storytelling is delightfully oblique, consistently withholding information and leading us up blind alleys, yet always one step ahead and determinedly logical.

Definition of blind alley in US English:

blind alley

nounˈblaɪnd ˈˌæliˈblīnd ˈˌalē

1An alley or road that is closed at one end.
Example sentencesExamples
- I took several blind alleys whilst attempting to follow the 18th century street plan.
- One hour later, the car was cornered in a blind alley off Jinjing Lu and Jujin Lu and two knives and one hammer were found with the kidnapper.
- Finally, with a magnificent sense of the dramatic, we were pinioned by headlights against a wall in a blind alley.
- So I was led down blind alleys beneath high upturned eaves, through circular gateways and past piles of drying chillies.
- Traditional mazes have a way of getting in and out - they have lots of blind alleys, but the basic premise is that eventually a way out can be found.
- One civilian, Scarlett Ray Dodd, armed with an M1 Carbine, led them into a blind alley behind the Mennonite Church and dispatched of the entire mob.
- A signboard proclaiming Question Papers Unlimited has sprung up on top of a non-descript building in a blind alley.
- The nearby Jdeide Christian quarter - all narrow lanes, arched blind alleys and enigmatic mansions, and beits with elaborate doors - is predominantly Armenian.
- Deco, Figo and Ronaldo kept being ushered down blind alleys where ambushes awaited.
- To the north and south, the reef is split by sandy ravines and long swimthroughs leading into cavelets, blind alleys and tiny passages.
- Hidden away in a blind alley is a video installation by Susan Norrie.
- In contrast, for many executive function tasks, the use of goals must be inferred from performance (e.g., the number of blind alleys entered on a maze task).
1. 1.1 A course of action leading nowhere.
  many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys
  Example sentencesExamples
  Looking at the past alerts us to some of the pitfalls we should avoid, some of the land mines that could trip us up, and some of the cul-de-sacs or blind alleys that are not worth our exploration.
  Consultants have led clients down blind alleys, too.
  They've seen pockets of new business from agencies such as the Dept. of Defense, but also hit bureaucratic blind alleys where contract dollars are hard to find.
  A belief in the free market is one of the central tenets of this column, but blind belief in all circumstance leads us up blind alleys.
  Kelly was subjected to a brow-beating from a group of MPs frustrated that they had been led up a blind alley.
  Teilhard's breakthrough wasn't achieved overnight, and by interpreting some phenomena too literally, his team was led down several blind alleys.
  It's a story of a free-spirited, independent, optimistic woman who finds that a huge inheritance leads into the blind alley of a loveless, cold marriage.
  The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys.
  Within this long trajectory of looking as a way of understanding, certain views of photography, and primarily those we now lament as having passed, were arguably a blind alley - a dead end.
  It was the speech of a politician who is out of touch and has led his country up a blind alley.
  The storytelling is delightfully oblique, consistently withholding information and leading us up blind alleys, yet always one step ahead and determinedly logical.
  Unions must once again be able to inspire and enhance the dreams of the majority of working people instead of leading them up a blind alley that serves the status quo.
  But they must escape from the blind alley of ‘anti-globalisation’ and opposition to the WTO.
  The defender's positional indiscipline was one of the downsides for Celtic in an uncertain first period, during which they resorted to a ponderous short passing game that led them down blind alleys.
  To walk down the block is to wind through the blind alleys of Australian history.
  He calls Soviet ‘communism’ a blind alley, ‘remote from the mainstream of civilisation’.
  The apparent breakthrough also suggests that rather than being led down blind alleys by the media, officers may have used the press and television to avoid any hint that they were pursuing Huntley and Carr.
  In a tragic way, this experience has verified Trotsky's analysis, which stresses the blind alley of bourgeois nationalism in the countries oppressed by the imperialist powers.
  This means that there is a strong motivation NOT to share results with competitors, which leads to duplicated research and blind alleys.
  While DVDs are superior to videos and MP3 has made music cassettes all but a historical curiosity, consumers will worry that they may be led up technological blind alleys.

单词	blind alley
释义	Definition of blind alley in English: blind alley noun 1An alley or road that is closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. Example sentencesExamples One hour later, the car was cornered in a blind alley off Jinjing Lu and Jujin Lu and two knives and one hammer were found with the kidnapper. To the north and south, the reef is split by sandy ravines and long swimthroughs leading into cavelets, blind alleys and tiny passages. One civilian, Scarlett Ray Dodd, armed with an M1 Carbine, led them into a blind alley behind the Mennonite Church and dispatched of the entire mob. Deco, Figo and Ronaldo kept being ushered down blind alleys where ambushes awaited. So I was led down blind alleys beneath high upturned eaves, through circular gateways and past piles of drying chillies. In contrast, for many executive function tasks, the use of goals must be inferred from performance (e.g., the number of blind alleys entered on a maze task). I took several blind alleys whilst attempting to follow the 18th century street plan. Traditional mazes have a way of getting in and out - they have lots of blind alleys, but the basic premise is that eventually a way out can be found. The nearby Jdeide Christian quarter - all narrow lanes, arched blind alleys and enigmatic mansions, and beits with elaborate doors - is predominantly Armenian. Hidden away in a blind alley is a video installation by Susan Norrie. Finally, with a magnificent sense of the dramatic, we were pinioned by headlights against a wall in a blind alley. A signboard proclaiming Question Papers Unlimited has sprung up on top of a non-descript building in a blind alley. 1.1 A course of action leading nowhere. many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys Example sentencesExamples While DVDs are superior to videos and MP3 has made music cassettes all but a historical curiosity, consumers will worry that they may be led up technological blind alleys. The apparent breakthrough also suggests that rather than being led down blind alleys by the media, officers may have used the press and television to avoid any hint that they were pursuing Huntley and Carr. Looking at the past alerts us to some of the pitfalls we should avoid, some of the land mines that could trip us up, and some of the cul-de-sacs or blind alleys that are not worth our exploration. Within this long trajectory of looking as a way of understanding, certain views of photography, and primarily those we now lament as having passed, were arguably a blind alley - a dead end. Consultants have led clients down blind alleys, too. It was the speech of a politician who is out of touch and has led his country up a blind alley. But they must escape from the blind alley of ‘anti-globalisation’ and opposition to the WTO. They've seen pockets of new business from agencies such as the Dept. of Defense, but also hit bureaucratic blind alleys where contract dollars are hard to find. A belief in the free market is one of the central tenets of this column, but blind belief in all circumstance leads us up blind alleys. This means that there is a strong motivation NOT to share results with competitors, which leads to duplicated research and blind alleys. Kelly was subjected to a brow-beating from a group of MPs frustrated that they had been led up a blind alley. The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys. Unions must once again be able to inspire and enhance the dreams of the majority of working people instead of leading them up a blind alley that serves the status quo. Teilhard's breakthrough wasn't achieved overnight, and by interpreting some phenomena too literally, his team was led down several blind alleys. In a tragic way, this experience has verified Trotsky's analysis, which stresses the blind alley of bourgeois nationalism in the countries oppressed by the imperialist powers. To walk down the block is to wind through the blind alleys of Australian history. He calls Soviet ‘communism’ a blind alley, ‘remote from the mainstream of civilisation’. The defender's positional indiscipline was one of the downsides for Celtic in an uncertain first period, during which they resorted to a ponderous short passing game that led them down blind alleys. It's a story of a free-spirited, independent, optimistic woman who finds that a huge inheritance leads into the blind alley of a loveless, cold marriage. The storytelling is delightfully oblique, consistently withholding information and leading us up blind alleys, yet always one step ahead and determinedly logical. Definition of blind alley in US English: blind alley nounˈblaɪnd ˈˌæliˈblīnd ˈˌalē 1An alley or road that is closed at one end. Example sentencesExamples I took several blind alleys whilst attempting to follow the 18th century street plan. One hour later, the car was cornered in a blind alley off Jinjing Lu and Jujin Lu and two knives and one hammer were found with the kidnapper. Finally, with a magnificent sense of the dramatic, we were pinioned by headlights against a wall in a blind alley. So I was led down blind alleys beneath high upturned eaves, through circular gateways and past piles of drying chillies. Traditional mazes have a way of getting in and out - they have lots of blind alleys, but the basic premise is that eventually a way out can be found. One civilian, Scarlett Ray Dodd, armed with an M1 Carbine, led them into a blind alley behind the Mennonite Church and dispatched of the entire mob. A signboard proclaiming Question Papers Unlimited has sprung up on top of a non-descript building in a blind alley. The nearby Jdeide Christian quarter - all narrow lanes, arched blind alleys and enigmatic mansions, and beits with elaborate doors - is predominantly Armenian. Deco, Figo and Ronaldo kept being ushered down blind alleys where ambushes awaited. To the north and south, the reef is split by sandy ravines and long swimthroughs leading into cavelets, blind alleys and tiny passages. Hidden away in a blind alley is a video installation by Susan Norrie. In contrast, for many executive function tasks, the use of goals must be inferred from performance (e.g., the number of blind alleys entered on a maze task). 1.1 A course of action leading nowhere. many technologies that show early promise lead up blind alleys Example sentencesExamples Looking at the past alerts us to some of the pitfalls we should avoid, some of the land mines that could trip us up, and some of the cul-de-sacs or blind alleys that are not worth our exploration. Consultants have led clients down blind alleys, too. They've seen pockets of new business from agencies such as the Dept. of Defense, but also hit bureaucratic blind alleys where contract dollars are hard to find. A belief in the free market is one of the central tenets of this column, but blind belief in all circumstance leads us up blind alleys. Kelly was subjected to a brow-beating from a group of MPs frustrated that they had been led up a blind alley. Teilhard's breakthrough wasn't achieved overnight, and by interpreting some phenomena too literally, his team was led down several blind alleys. It's a story of a free-spirited, independent, optimistic woman who finds that a huge inheritance leads into the blind alley of a loveless, cold marriage. The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys. Within this long trajectory of looking as a way of understanding, certain views of photography, and primarily those we now lament as having passed, were arguably a blind alley - a dead end. It was the speech of a politician who is out of touch and has led his country up a blind alley. The storytelling is delightfully oblique, consistently withholding information and leading us up blind alleys, yet always one step ahead and determinedly logical. Unions must once again be able to inspire and enhance the dreams of the majority of working people instead of leading them up a blind alley that serves the status quo. But they must escape from the blind alley of ‘anti-globalisation’ and opposition to the WTO. The defender's positional indiscipline was one of the downsides for Celtic in an uncertain first period, during which they resorted to a ponderous short passing game that led them down blind alleys. To walk down the block is to wind through the blind alleys of Australian history. He calls Soviet ‘communism’ a blind alley, ‘remote from the mainstream of civilisation’. The apparent breakthrough also suggests that rather than being led down blind alleys by the media, officers may have used the press and television to avoid any hint that they were pursuing Huntley and Carr. In a tragic way, this experience has verified Trotsky's analysis, which stresses the blind alley of bourgeois nationalism in the countries oppressed by the imperialist powers. This means that there is a strong motivation NOT to share results with competitors, which leads to duplicated research and blind alleys. While DVDs are superior to videos and MP3 has made music cassettes all but a historical curiosity, consumers will worry that they may be led up technological blind alleys.
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