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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。”
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• More than any other scientific problem the cosmic-expansion conundrum presents scientists with an existential quandary.
  宇宙膨胀之谜给科学家们提供了一个比所有其它科学问题更大的存在难题。
• We uncover the defects of natural laws, and see the quandary that man is in by their operation.
  我们把自然律的缺陷揭穿了，把自然律的运用给人类的窘迫看明白了。