blind alley

英 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

美 [ˌblaɪnd ˈæli]

n. 行不通的方法; 死胡同

牛津词典

noun

行不通的方法；死胡同
a way of doing sth that seems useful at first, but does not produce useful results, like following a path that suddenly stops

N-COUNT 死胡同；绝路；困境
If you describe a situation as ablind alley, you mean that progress is not possible or that the situation can have no useful results.
1. The Internet has proved a blind alley for many firms.
  事实证明，因特网对许多公司而言是一条行不通的路。

noun

(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
1. all the clues led the police into blind alleys
2. so far every road that we've been down has turned out to be a blind alley
a street with only one way in or out
Synonym:cul de sacdead-end streetimpasse

After the prey is pushed towards the blind alley but the fear of the cat.
然后难得将猎物追到绝境却为了惧怕猫。
This was the blind alley from which the Roman world had no way out: slavery was economically impossible, the labor of freemen was morally ostracized.
于是罗马世界便陷入了绝境：奴隶制在经济上已经不可能了，而自由人的劳动却在道德上受鄙视。
The street was a blind alley.
这条街道是条死胡同。
I'm afraid you came into a blind alley.
我恐怕你走到死胡同里来了。
The criminal was trapped by the police in a blind alley.
罪犯被警察逼入一条死胡同。
The line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley.
那种推理方法只会把你引进另一条死胡同。
My parents told me social worker is a blind alley occupation, but I stick to my guns to realise my dream.
尽管父母说做社工是没有前途的，但我仍坚持去实现我的梦想。
His present job seemed to be a blind alley.
他现在的职业看来没什么前途。
The path of reforms and opening-up are entirely correct, and their merits and achievements can never be negated. To stop or reverse reforms and opening-up would only lead to a blind alley.
改革开放方向和道路是完全正确的，成效和功绩不容否定，停顿和倒退没有出路。
I did not adopt his idea because I was pretty sure that it was a blind alley.
我没有采纳他的意见，因为我十分肯定那是行不通的。