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

• 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。
• 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。
• Foreign buying of land in emerging markets poses a special quandary for Brazil.
  外资在新兴市场购买土地，给巴西造成了一种特殊的两难困境。
• 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。
• I was put in a quandary.
  我陷入进退两难的窘境中。
• Dear Annie: I am really embarrassed to even be asking this question, but I am in a quandary here and am hoping you ( or your readers) can help.
  亲爱的安妮：提出这个问题，让我感到难堪，但我就是那1/4中的一员，希望你（或你的读者）能给我一些帮助。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。