จนตรอก(jon dtròk)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

cornered; trapped

in a difficult situation from which there is no escape.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ตัดงบประมาณdtàt ngóp-bprà-maanตัดงบประมาณdtàt ngóp-bprà-maan[to] cut the budgetบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตกอยู่dtòk yòoตกอยู่dtòk yòo1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจนตรอกjon dtròkจนตรอกjon dtròk1cornered; trapped2cornered; at a dead endหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ทางออกtaang òkทางออกtaang òk1exit2solution; way outไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]
Once the budget was cut, the company was in a difficult situation from which there was no escape, unable to find a way out.
2AdjectiveB2

cornered; at a dead end

to be in a difficult situation with no apparent way out; cornered.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ทวงหนี้tuuang nêeทวงหนี้tuuang nêe[to] collect a debt from [sb]พร้อมกันpróm ganพร้อมกันpróm gansimultaneously; at the same time; together (in unison)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughจนตรอกjon dtròkจนตรอกjon dtròk1cornered; trapped2cornered; at a dead endหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ทางออกtaang òkทางออกtaang òk1exit2solution; way outไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]
When he was hounded by all his creditors at once, he felt cornered and couldn't see a way out.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofPart 1
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ตรอกdtròkตรอกdtròk1alley; lane2alley; lane (classifier)Part 2
จนตรอกjon dtròkจนตรอกjon dtròkcornered; trapped