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Meaning of 穷途末路

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穷 qióng 途 tú 末 mò 路 lù (Trad.: 窮途末路)
lit. the path exhausted, the end of the road (idiom); an impasse; in a plight with no way out; things have reached a dead end
Example Sentences
1
不过
,
世界也不会因此而陷入穷途末路
。
But it would not be the end of the world.
2
几乎直至穷途末路
,
他都试图摆出是人民一份子的姿态
。
Almost to the last, too, he tried to pose as one of his people.
3
国防部表示
“
这是由于我们给予这个地区的有组织犯罪严厉打击
,
他们感觉穷途末路
。
”
,
并誓言继续战斗
。
"They are the consequence of the severe blows we have delivered to criminal organisations in this area who now feel cornered, " it read, pledging to continue the fight.
4
第三种观点是资源的贱价时代已经结束了
。
我们耗尽了石油
,
耗尽了产出食物的土地
,
我们大体上已经走到了掠夺地球资源的穷途末路
。
The third view is that the era of cheap resources is over for good - that we' re running out of oil, running out of land to expand food production and generally running out of planet to exploit.
5
这之后冉阿让和所有那些企图逃避法网和社会追击的穷途末路的人一样
,
走上了一条隐蔽迂回的道路
。
Then Jean Valjean, like all the sorry fugitives who are seeking to evade the vigilance of the law and social fatality, pursued an obscure and undulating itinerary.