"dead end" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 死胡同
• 绝路

Definition

“dead end” 指的是没有出口的道路或小路，只能回头，也可以指无法继续下去或无解的处境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可字面用于描述死路，又常用作比喻（如：事业、关系等遇到困难）；比如“dead end job”表示没有前途的工作。正式和日常都适用。

Examples

This street is a dead end.

这条街是个**死胡同**。

We reached a dead end and had to turn around.

我们到了一个**死胡同**，只好掉头。

Her new job felt like a dead end.

她的新工作让她觉得是**绝路**。

After hours of searching, we realized we were stuck at a dead end.

找了几个小时后，我们才发现被困在了**死胡同**里。

The conversation hit a dead end, so we changed the topic.

谈话陷入了**死胡同**，我们就换了个话题。

I don't want to spend years in a dead end job with no future.

我不想多年做一份**没有前途的工作**。