a dead end

含义

a situation in which no more progress is possible

无法再取得进展的局面.

例句

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?

语法

可数：a dead end、dead ends。放在名词前时写作 dead-end。常用在 reach、hit 或 lead to 之后。