quandary

英['kwɒndəri] 美['kwɑːndəri]
  • n. 困惑；迷惑；为难
quandaries
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. 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"

  2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

双语例句

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？

来自《权威词典》

2. I was in a quandary about whether to go.
我当时正犹豫到底去不去.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. I was put in a great quandary.
我陷于进退两难的窘境.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. 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.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. As a matter of fact, she was in a most hopeless quandary.
事实上, 她正陷入进退两难的困境.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He's caught in a little bit of a quandary.
      海德处于一个困惑的境地。
    2. But it leaves the US and her Asian allies in a quandary over their long-term strategy toward Pyongyang.
      但同时让美国及其亚洲盟国在处理平壤核问题的长期战略上陷于困惑。
    3. 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。

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