alley

['æli]

n.胡同, 巷, 跑道,球道

例句与用法:

He's been in tin-pan alley for twenty years.

他二十年来一直演奏流行乐曲。

The alley was strewn with garbage.

垃圾散布于巷道上。

A small street, alley, or courtyard on which such buildings stand.

小街,小巷小街道,小巷,或是这种马车房所在的庭院

This business is right up my alley.

这种事情正是我熟悉的。

We tried one idea after the other, but they all seemed to be leading to blind alleys.

我们想了一个又一个主意,但它们似乎都行不通。

词形变化:

名词复数: alleys |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 小巷, 胡同; 后街

Davies' house is down a long narrow alley.

戴维斯的家在一条狭长的胡同里。

2. (花园里的)小径

3. (保龄球等的)球道; 保龄球场


短语词组:

blind alley

1. 死胡同; 没有前途的职业

His present job seemed to be a blind alley.

他现在的职业看来没什么前途。