quandary

英 [ˈkwɒndəri]

美 [ˈkwɑːndəri]

n.  困惑; 进退两难; 困窘

复数：quandaries　

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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
  1. 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？

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  Synonym:dilemma
• a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
  2. the woeful plight of homeless people
  Synonym:predicamentplight

双语例句

• 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。
• How to regulate good service and fair dealings, if at all, has been a quandary for years. But stakes are higher now.
  如果航空业规范优质服务和公平交易多年来一直是一个让人为难的问题，而现在的风险则更高了。
• Tu chu-chai was in a quandary and did not know what to say.
  杜竹斋几乎没有了主意，回答不出话来。
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• 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。
• His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.
  他这时扳着的面孔看上去比石头还坚硬，思嘉进退两难了。
• He went out to his house in a quandary concerning life and chance.
  他怀着对生活和命运忧虑重重的心情走回家去。
• We're in a quandary over which school to send our children to.
  我们举棋不定，不知该送我们的孩子去哪个学校。
• 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。
• 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。