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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• It put me in a quandary when I realized that I had missed my train.
  当我意识到我已赶不上火车时，我不知如何是好。
• 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。
• His question placed me in a quandary. This was a hard requirement to make or to procure.
  他的问题使我有口难开。这是一个难以出口，也难以办到的要求。
• 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。
• In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
  尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。
• 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。
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。