cul-de-sac [
,kuldə'sæk]
n. 死巷, 死胡同, (喻)困境, 死路, 盲管
[医] 盲管, 陷凹
- Painting proved to be a cul-de-sac for Philip Carey, as he had no real talent.
绘画对菲力蒲·瑞来说是死路一条,因为他没有真正的天份。 - Indeed, lack of foreign language proficiency can limit one's chances for advancement-and keep one in a cultural cul-de-sac.
的确,缺乏外语能力不仅限制个人的擢升,并且把个人限制在文化的死胡同内。 - No one answered the door at the Finnerty house, which sits in a cul-de-sac of million-dollar homes on Long Island, east of New York City.
芬那提家——位于纽约东部长岛的一个百万富翁社区的死胡同——没有人去开门。
Cul-de-sac \Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl.
{Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]
1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one
end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.
2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no
way of exit but to the front.
3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or
organ, open only at one end.