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

• "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。”
• 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。
• His question placed me in a quandary.
  他的问题使我有口难开。
• 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。
• 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。
• In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
  尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。
• 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。
• How to regulate good service and fair dealings, if at all, has been a quandary for years. But stakes are higher now.
  如果航空业规范优质服务和公平交易多年来一直是一个让人为难的问题，而现在的风险则更高了。
• 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。
• 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。