quandary

quandary

英[ˈkwɒndəri]美[ˈkwɑndəri]

n.窘困，不知所措，左右为难；

复数：quandaries;

例句

She’s in a bit of a quandary about which of the jobs to accept.她拿不准应该选择哪一个工作。

I was put in a great quandary.我陷于进退两难的窘境.

I was in a quandary about whether to go.我当时正犹豫到底去不去.

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？

This puts the junta in a quandary.这使得各派别进退两难.

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.*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。

同义词

n.

quandary的同义词之：困惑;窘境

predicamentdilemmapuzzleconfusionperplexityuncertainty

quandary的同义词之：其他释义

confusiondilemmaembarrassmentuncertaintypredicamentfixperplexitypuzzleparadox

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

困境；窘境;左右为难的境地

If you are in a quandary, you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do.

例句

The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.*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。

英汉词典释义

n.

窘困,不知所措

左右为难； 不知所措

I was in a quandary about whether to go.我当时正犹豫到底去不去。She’s in a bit of a quandary about which of the jobs to accept.她拿不准应该选择哪一个工作。

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one;

"finds himself in a most awkward predicament""the woeful plight of homeless people"

2. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options