alley

英 [ˈæli]

美 [ˈæli]

n.  (建筑群中间或后面的)小街，小巷，胡同

复数：alleys　

高考IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6528 / COCA.4340

习惯用语

n.

(right) up your alley(right) up your alley

牛津词典

noun

• （建筑群中间或后面的）小街，小巷，胡同
  a narrow passage behind or between buildings
• （建筑群中间或后面的）小街，小巷，胡同
  a narrow passage behind or between buildings

柯林斯词典

• See also:blind alleybowling alley

英英释义

noun

• a narrow street with walls on both sides
  Synonym:alleywayback street
• a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
  Synonym:bowling alleyskittle alley

双语例句

• The side alley was walled off from the back garden.
  侧巷和后花园之间用墙隔开了。
• You see, I sleep in a box down the alley there and it's awful cold.
  你知道吗？我睡在那小巷中的一个箱子里，那是非常的寒冷。
• In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
  无论如何，那个保龄球场的餐厅证明还是很不错的。
• Everyone wanted to bowl, hence everyone wanted to open a bowling alley.
  大家都想玩保龄球，因此大家都想开保龄球馆。
• I'm afraid our present course of action may turn out to be a blind alley.
  我担心我们目前这种干法可能是条死胡同。
• I like this job, it's right down my alley.
  我喜欢这个工作，我对此事很内行。
• The line of reasoning will only lead you up another blind alley.
  那种推理方法只会把你引进另一条死胡同。
• Each front door looks across a narrow alley to the front door opposite.
  家家大门对大门，中间隔着一条窄巷。
• Out of the alley, following still!
  出了胡同，还跟着！
• When he invested in that business, he went up a blind alley.
  当他投资做那个生意时，他就走上了一条绝路。