a dead end

뜻

a situation in which no more progress is possible

더 이상 진전이 불가능한 상황.

예문

1. 1The police investigation reached a dead end when the only witness moved abroad.
2. 2Tom felt his job was a dead end, so he started evening classes in design.
3. 3Every idea we tried for fixing the leak led to a dead end, so we called a plumber.
4. 4The talks hit a dead end when neither side would move on price.
5. 5Is this search a dead end, or should we keep looking for Gran's old letters?

문법

셀 수 있는 명사이다: a dead end, dead ends. 명사 앞에서는 dead-end로 쓴다. 흔히 reach, hit, lead to 뒤에 온다.