quandary

英 [ˈkwɒndəri]

美 [ˈkwɑːndəri]

n.  困惑; 进退两难; 困窘

复数：quandaries　

TOEFLGRE

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。
• Foreign buying of land in emerging markets poses a special quandary for Brazil.
  外资在新兴市场购买土地，给巴西造成了一种特殊的两难困境。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• I was in a quandary about whether to go.
  我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
• In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
  尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。
• I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.
  我收到两份工作聘请，真是左右为难，不知该接受哪个。
• Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
  她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。