predicament

英 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

美 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

n.  尴尬的处境; 困境; 窘境

复数：predicaments　

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9473 / COCA.9468

牛津词典

noun

• 尴尬的处境；困境；窘境
  a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do
  1. the club's financial predicament
     俱乐部的财政困境
  2. I'm in a terrible predicament.
     我的处境十分尴尬。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 困境；艰难的处境；尴尬的境地
  If you are in apredicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of.
  1. Hank explained our predicament...
     汉克说明了我们的艰难处境。
  2. The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
     这个决定会让她处于尴尬的境地。

英英释义

noun

• 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:quandaryplight

双语例句

• Actually, the current retry procedure has already sunk into a predicament as well.
  现行刑事再审程序的运作实际上也已陷入了困境。
• But many Asians blame their present predicament on dollar hegemony, which is the core of the money-glut hypothesis.
  但许多亚洲人将他们目前的困境归咎于美元霸权，这是资金过剩说的核心。
• Beslan tragedy focused the predicament the international anti-terrorism movement is facing.
  别斯兰悲剧凸显了国际社会反恐的困境。
• They must both have decided to come personally to extricate me from my predicament.
  想必她们两人都下决心要亲自来把我从困境中解救出来。
• In order to extricate himself from the predicament, he took the simplest course; he lied abominably.
  为了摆脱窘境，他采取了最简单的方法，撒了一个弥天大谎。
• Although this may be sad to hear it is the truth of our predicament.
  尽管这可能听起来让人难过，但这就是我们困境的事实。
• Many people have little sympathy with the companies 'predicament.
  许多人并不同情中国公司的困境。
• No one knew of our impending arrival much less of our mission or predicament.
  谁也不知道我们马上就要到达，更不知道我们的使命和困境。
• Your predicament is a contest between two competitors, evening Ruth and morning Ruth.
  你面临的困境是两个对手“晚上的露丝”和“早上的露丝”之间的竞争。
• Hank explained our predicament
  汉克说明了我们的艰难处境。