WEB解释. 钻牛角尖 zuānniújiǎojiān. (1) [take unnecessary pains to study an insignificant or insoluble problem;split hairs] ∶比喻死抠无意义或无法解决的问题. 他就是这么个爱钻牛角尖的人. (2) [get into dead end] ∶行不通. -----------------. 英语 lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) ; fig. to waste ...