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a dead-end street
可指实际道路或比喻情况。
The road ends at a dead-end street.
这条路在一条死胡同尽头。
死胡同；死路
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死胡同；死路
a street that is closed at one end; a dead end
The road ends at a dead-end street.
这条路在一条死胡同尽头。
死胡同
a dead end
The hotel is on a dead-end street, so there is very little traffic.
那家酒店在一条死胡同里，所以车流很少。
After years of working without promotion, he felt his job was a dead-end street.
多年未获晋升后，他觉得自己的工作是一条死胡同。
They decided not to buy the house because it was on a dead-end street, making it inconvenient for visitors.
他们决定不买那栋房子，因为它位于死胡同，访客不便。
可指实际道路或比喻情况。
The road ends at a dead-end street.
这条路在一条死胡同尽头。
They live on a dead-end street.
他们住在一条死胡同里。
常用于比喻。
The investigation reached a dead-end street.
调查陷入了死胡同。
Not this
This is a dead-end street situation.
Use this
This is a dead-end situation.
用'dead-end street'修饰'situation'是冗余的，因为'dead-end'本身已可作形容词表示'没有出路的'。正确用法是直接用'dead-end'作定语。
Not this
Our investigation came to a dead-end street.
Use this
Our investigation came to a dead end.
在比喻意义上表示'没有进展'时，英语习惯用'dead end'而非'dead-end street'。'dead-end street'仅用于字面意思的袋形路。
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