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

• In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
  尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。
• 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？
• Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
  她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。
• 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。
• It occurred to me that in the midst of this quandary my own primal question had finally been answered.
  在这样的窘境中，我忽然想到当初那个问题的答案。
• "I was in a quandary, for this situation was totally unforeseen."
  “我陷入困惑，因为这个局面完全没有被预料到。”
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。