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

• 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。
• I was put in a quandary.
  我陷入进退两难的窘境中。
• He found himself in a quandary.
  他发现自己处于左右为难的窘境之中。
• We uncover the defects of natural laws, and see the quandary that man is in by their operation.
  我们把自然律的缺陷揭穿了，把自然律的运用给人类的窘迫看明白了。
• 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。
• His question placed me in a quandary.
  他的问题使我有口难开。
• 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 in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
  她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。
• 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。