conundrums

英 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语
conundrum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

双语例句

• The situations in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain pose another set of conundrums.
  沙特、也门以及巴林的局势构成了另一组谜题。
• With the great changes of social situation, classical pluralism in which Dahl is a main representative has been confronted with more and more conundrums and critiques.
  随着社会形势的变化，以达尔为代表的经典多元主义面临越来越多的难题，也遭致了多方面的批评。
• More innovative approaches are required to tackle social conundrums and to clear paths for progress.
  需要更具创新性的手段从而应对社会难题和为进步扫清道路。
• Channel-hopping from curious image to another in her visual conundrums, she evokes the non-sequential sequence of images that Xu contends parallels the ceaseless flow of images in the cyber world.
  策展人指出，通过跳跃性强、谜语般的视觉语汇，她实现了类似网络世界不间断的影像流一般的非序列的序列影像。
• Even the gurus who position themselves as the embodiment of Old World civility feel obliged to tackle 21st-century conundrums.
  即使是那些古典礼仪专家们也感到自己有责任来解答21世纪的新难题。
• Unfortunately sludge bulking is one of the conundrums of all the traditional and improved activated sludge processes for its poor sludge sedimentation ability.
  但是，不论哪一种改进的活性污泥工艺，污泥膨胀现象一直是困扰人们的难题之一，它的突出问题是污泥沉降性能差。
• There has been a rush to align systems, capture clients, clarify rules, navigate long-running tax disputes and resolve legal conundrums before the launch.
  沪港通启动之前，各方一直忙着对接系统、争取客户、澄清规则、厘清长久以来的税收争议，以及解决法律难题。
• Conundrums constitute a form of humorous expressions in English.
  英语脑筋急转弯体现了英语幽默语言的特点。
• That inadequate 67-page document was big on platitudes but small on substance in addressing the ethical conundrums employees face.
  这份区区67页的文件充满了陈词滥调，但却在解决员工面临的道德难题上缺乏实质性内容。
• Based on the analysis of the characteristics of conundrums, the semantic approach is introduced and the semantic strategies are summarized.
  基于对英语脑筋急转弯特征的分析，本文提出了从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行研究，并对其运用的语义策略进行了归纳总结。