quandary
英 [ˈkwɒndəri]
美 [ˈkwɑːndəri]
n. 困惑; 进退两难; 困窘
复数:quandaries
BNC.21357 / COCA.15583
牛津词典
noun
- 困惑;进退两难;困窘
the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation- George was in a quandary ─should he go or shouldn't he?
乔治犹豫不定——他是该去呢,还是不该去?
- George was in a quandary ─should he go or shouldn't he?
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 困境;窘境;左右为难的境地
If you areinaquandary, you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do.- The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.
政府似乎陷入了左右为难的境地,不知道该拿这么多人怎么办。
- The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.
英英释义
noun
- state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- finds himself in a most awkward predicament
- the woeful plight of homeless people
双语例句
- I was in a quandary about whether to go.
我到底去不去,真是左右为难。 - And if they allow themselves to experience the quandary.
如果它们允许自己去经历这些个困惑。 - Dear Annie: I am really embarrassed to even be asking this question, but I am in a quandary here and am hoping you ( or your readers) can help.
亲爱的安妮:提出这个问题,让我感到难堪,但我就是那1/4中的一员,希望你(或你的读者)能给我一些帮助。 - Carrie hung in a quandary, balancing between decision and helplessness.
嘉莉正左右为难。想下决心,又觉得无助。 - It is a quandary every couple with children eventually faces: Should we fight in front of the kids?
对有孩子的夫妻终将面临这样的问题:我们该不该在孩子面前吵架? - I was put in a quandary.
我陷入进退两难的窘境中。 - His question placed me in a quandary. This was a hard requirement to make or to procure.
他的问题使我有口难开。这是一个难以出口,也难以办到的要求。 - But the quandary runs far deeper than denial.
但是比起拒绝接受现实,共和党的窘境深得多。 - He's in a quandary about whether to join the club.
他对是否参加俱乐部感到无所适从。 - The man's request put me in a quandary, I didn't know what to do.
那个人的要求使我为难,我不知道如何是好。