cul-de-sac

noun

/ˈkʌl də sæk/

(plural cul-de-sacs

/ˈkʌl də sæks/

, culs-de-sac

/ˈkʌl də sæk/

)

(from French)

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a street that is closed at one end死胡同；死巷
- We live in a quiet cul-de-sac.我们住在一个安静的死胡同里。
- (figurative) This particular brand of socialism had entered a cul-de-sac (= could make no further progress).这种特殊的社会主义已经走进了死胡同。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Word Originmid 18th cent. (originally in anatomy): French, literally ‘bottom of a sack’.

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cul-de-sac

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