"dead end" in Chinese (Traditional)
死衚衕絕路
Definition
“dead end” 指的是沒有出口的道路或小路,只能回頭,也可以指無法繼續下去或無解的處境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
既可字面用於描述死路,又常用作比喻(如:事業、關係等遇到困難);像“dead end job”指沒有前途的工作。適用於正式和日常語境。
Examples
This street is a dead end.
這條街是個**死衚衕**。
We reached a dead end and had to turn around.
我們到了**死衚衕**,只好回頭。
Her new job felt like a dead end.
她的新工作讓她覺得是**絕路**。
After hours of searching, we realized we were stuck at a dead end.
找了幾個小時後,我們才發現被困在了**死衚衕**裡。
The conversation hit a dead end, so we changed the topic.
談話陷入了**死衚衕**,我們就換了個話題。
I don't want to spend years in a dead end job with no future.
我不想多年做一份**沒有前途的工作**。