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

• 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。
• 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。
• His question placed me in a quandary.
  他的问题使我有口难开。
• Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
  她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。
• When he arrived home, he faced a quandary. How to get the gold out?
  到家后他陷入窘境，该如何取出这些金子呢？
• More than any other scientific problem the cosmic-expansion conundrum presents scientists with an existential quandary.
  宇宙膨胀之谜给科学家们提供了一个比所有其它科学问题更大的存在难题。
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• I was put in a quandary.
  我陷入进退两难的窘境中。
• In spite of this, they were in a quandary. These realities create a dilemma for the Government.
  尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。两方面的事实使政府左右为难。
• 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。