blind alley
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌblind ˈalley noun [countable] 1. TTRa small narrow street with no way out at one end 死胡同，死巷2 NOT DO somethinga way of doing something that seems as if it will have a successful result, but which in fact does not 死胡同〔指行不通的做事方法〕 False information has led the police up a series of blind alleys. 假情报把警方引进了一个个死胡同。
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blind alley• The echinoderms may seem, from a human point of view, to be a blind alley of no particular importance.• Al said the talks had temporarily gone down a blind alley, but he was sure the two companies could agree.• If the police went charging up a blind alley as a result of her information, it wouldn't be her fault.• It took the reader down every blind alley.ˌblind ˈalley nounChineseSyllable
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blind alley
ˌblind ˈalley
noun [countable]
1. a small narrow street with no way out at one end
2. a way of doing something that seems as if it will have a successful result, but which in fact does not:
False information has led the police up a series of blind alleys.
ˌblind ˈalley
noun [countable]1. a small narrow street with no way out at one end
2. a way of doing something that seems as if it will have a successful result, but which in fact does not: