a dead end

Nghĩa

a situation in which no more progress is possible

Tình thế không thể tiến thêm được nữa.

Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Danh từ đếm được: a dead end, dead ends. Khi đứng trước danh từ thì viết dead-end. Thường đứng sau reach, hit hoặc lead to.