dead-end
dead-end — 名詞
1. a street or path that stops at a wall, fence, or barrier, so nobody can go furth
死巷；斷頭路
一端不通、無法繼續前進的街道
a street or path that stops at a wall, fence, or barrier, so nobody can go further.
Diego parked at the dead end of the quiet street and walked home.
Diego 把車停在安靜街道的死巷盡頭，然後走路回家。
at the dead end of + street
The delivery truck got stuck at a dead end behind the old school.
送貨卡車在舊學校後面的死巷裡卡住了。
Tendai's family lives in a house at the dead end of Maple Road.
Tendai 一家住在 Maple Road 斷頭路盡頭的一棟房子裡。
at the dead end of + road name
The map showed a dead end, so Élise turned the car around.
地圖顯示前面是死巷，所以 Élise 把車掉頭。
Children play football in the dead end because few cars come here.
孩子們在這條死巷裡踢足球，因為很少有車經過。
- at the dead end of
- a dead end street
- cul-de-sac
a residential street with only one way in and out, often with a space at the end for turning around
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is a physical place such as a street, while sense 2 is a situation that is stuck.
常見錯誤
2. a point where an effort or plan cannot move forward any more, however hard you t
僵局；無進展
事情卡住、再怎麼努力也無法推進
a point where an effort or plan cannot move forward any more, however hard you try.
After three failed tests, the research team hit a dead end.
經過三次失敗的測試，研究團隊的進展陷入僵局。
hit a dead end
Niran's career at the small firm had reached a dead end.
Niran 在這家小公司的職涯已陷入僵局。
reach a dead end
The police investigation came to a dead end when the witness disappeared.
目擊者失蹤後，警方的調查陷入僵局。
come to a dead end
Talks between the two companies ended in a dead end last week.
兩家公司的談判上週陷入僵局。
Eri searched every record in the archive, but each lead was a dead end.
Eri 查遍檔案館的每份紀錄，但每條線索都毫無進展。
be a dead end: describing a lead
- reach a dead end
- hit a dead end
- come to a dead end
- impasse
stresses that two sides cannot agree, so nothing can move ahead
- breakthrough
a sudden step forward after a long time of being stuck
用法筆記
Typically the object of reach, hit, or come to; it can also follow be, as in 'every lead was a dead end'.
常見錯誤
dead-end — 動詞
- dead-endpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dead-ends3rd person singular
- dead-ending-ing form
- dead-endedpast simple
1. to stop at a point where there is no way through, as a road or trail does.
中斷；斷路
路或小徑走到某處就沒路可走
to stop at a point where there is no way through, as a road or trail does.
The old logging trail dead-ends at a steep cliff above the river.
那條舊伐木小徑到河流上方的陡峭懸崖就中斷了。
road/trail + dead-ends + at [place]
Hari drove slowly, afraid the narrow lane would dead-end in a farm field.
Hari 慢慢開車，擔心這條窄巷會在農田裡斷路。
Highway 9 dead-ends at the harbor, so trucks must turn left.
九號公路到港口就中斷，所以卡車必須左轉。
road + dead-ends at [place]
Wren's bike path dead-ends behind the supermarket, next to a fence.
Wren 的自行車道在超市後面的圍欄旁斷路。
- road dead-ends at
用法筆記
Intransitive; the subject is a road, lane, or path, and a place phrase usually follows.
dead-end — 形容詞
1. describing a job or situation that gives no chance to earn more or move up.
沒前途的
工作或處境沒有加薪或升遷的機會
describing a job or situation that gives no chance to earn more or move up.
Nicholas quit his dead-end job at the car wash and went back to college.
Nicholas 辭掉洗車場那份沒前途的工作，回學校念書。
dead-end + job
Roya worried that the factory work would become a dead-end career.
Roya 擔心工廠的工作會變成一份沒前途的職業。
dead-end + career
Many young people feel trapped in dead-end jobs with low pay and no training.
許多年輕人覺得自己困在薪水低又沒有培訓的沒前途工作裡。
William's small town offered only dead-end work, so he moved to the city.
William 的小鎮只有沒前途的工作，所以他搬到城市去了。
dead-end + work
- dead-end job
- dead-end career
- promising
offering a good chance of success or improvement later
用法筆記
Usually comes before a noun such as job, career, or work.
2. describing a street or passage that stops with no way through at the far end.
不通；無出口
街道或通道前方沒有出路
describing a street or passage that stops with no way through at the far end.
Ilan turned the car around when he saw the dead-end street ahead.
Ilan 看到前面是條不通的街，就把車掉頭。
dead-end + street
A dead-end alley behind the bakery is where the cats sleep at night.
麵包店後面那條不通的小巷是貓咪晚上睡覺的地方。
Police found the stolen van parked on a dead-end road outside town.
警方在城外一條不通的路上發現了那輛失竊的貨車。
dead-end + road
The map warned drivers about a dead-end lane near the old bridge.
地圖提醒駕駛人，舊橋附近有一條不通的巷子。
- dead-end street
- dead-end road
- dead-end alley
用法筆記
Comes before a noun such as street, road, or alley; the noun in noun sense 1 names the place itself.
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- dead-end job
- dead-end street
- dead-end road
常用片語
- reach a dead end
- come to a dead end
介系詞搭配
- at a dead end