单词 | dead-end |
释义 | dead-end (once / 37522 pages) adj WORD FAMILY dead-end USAGE EXAMPLES“We kind of got into a dead-end when talking to the city,” he said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The two-story frame house in Stowe Township was on a dead-end street where other homes were boarded up, the newspaper said. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) During Mark’s absence, Mike agrees to fill in for him in a dead-end job leading free walking tours of the city. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) adj lacking opportunities for development or advancement stuck in a dead-end job Syn inactive (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly |
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