conundrums

英 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语
conundrum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

双语例句

• This thesis attempts to make a semantic study of conundrums for the purpose of analyzing the semantic strategies and exploring the internal mechanism of conundrums.
  本文从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行了系统的研究，目的在于分析其语义策略并阐释其内在机制。
• But here are a few conundrums: how can newspapers afford high-brow journalism when advertisers shift more and more spending to digital media?
  然而，诸多难题却亟待解决：广告主开始将越来越多的费用投向数字媒体，报纸如何负担格调高雅的新闻工作？
• More innovative approaches are required to tackle social conundrums and to clear paths for progress.
  需要更具创新性的手段从而应对社会难题和为进步扫清道路。
• With five parties now the norm in German legislatures, such conundrums will surely become more common.
  以如今五个政党在立法院的议席份额来看，以后类似的难题将会更加普遍。
• Channel-hopping from curious image to another in her visual conundrums, she evokes the non-sequential sequence of images that Xu contends parallels the ceaseless flow of images in the cyber world.
  策展人指出，通过跳跃性强、谜语般的视觉语汇，她实现了类似网络世界不间断的影像流一般的非序列的序列影像。
• After all the conundrums of Hungary, the second Turkish Grand Prix promises much.
  继匈牙利站所有猜不透的事之后，第二届土耳其大奖赛许诺了太多。
• But, these researches mainly focus on the objective observation and static description of the form and content of the conundrum, which cannot provide full explanations for the internal mechanism of conundrums.
  但是，值得指出，这些研究多集中于对脑筋急转弯形式及内容的客观观察和静态描写，均不能有效揭示英语脑筋急转弯的内在机制。
• With the development of the power system in our country, how to advance the management level of the enterprise, draw examination standards and check staff performance are all the conundrums which Jixi Power Company needs to resolve in business management.
  随着我国电力企业体制改革的不断深入，如何提高企业精细化管理水平，制订考核目标和标准，考核员工的业绩，都成为鸡西市电力公司在营销管理中所面临的难题。
• The situations in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain pose another set of conundrums.
  沙特、也门以及巴林的局势构成了另一组谜题。
• Conundrums constitute a form of humorous expressions in English.
  英语脑筋急转弯体现了英语幽默语言的特点。