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

• He's in a quandary about whether to join the club.
  他对是否参加俱乐部感到无所适从。
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• 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。
• He found himself in a quandary.
  他发现自己处于左右为难的窘境之中。
• 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。
• He went out to his house in a quandary concerning life and chance.
  他怀着对生活和命运忧虑重重的心情走回家去。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 put in a quandary.
  我陷入进退两难的窘境中。