1. 死胡同：布莱克威尔曾在青年时期被一名星探所提拔,他的第一个工作就是在百老汇的戏剧<<死胡同>>(Dead End)里担任替补演员. 虽然他只登台过一次,但这也让他踏入了好莱坞的电影舞台.

2. 胡同：做科研的过程中步入绝境或者说死胡同(dead end)的事情常常有. 有人拨云见雾走出来了,有人却永远迷失了. 绝境是由很多主观和客观因素造成的,它是你出现在你面前的、靠目前的技术手段无法解决的问题. 由于这种封闭性的科研行为在少部分实验室存在比较普遍,

1. 死路;死胡同
    If a street is a dead end, there is no way out at one end of it.

2. 绝境;僵局
    A dead end job or course of action is one that you think is bad because it does not lead to further developments or progress.

    e.g. Waitressing was a dead-end job.
           做女服务生是一份没有前途的工作。

noun

1. a passage with access only at one end

    Synonym: culcul de sac

2. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

    e.g. reached an impasse on the negotiations

    Synonym: deadlockimpassestalematestandstill