quandary

quandary音标

英 [ˈkwɒndəri]

美 [ˈkwɑ:ndəri]

quandary基本释义

n.困惑；迷惑；为难

quandary用法及例句

noun

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

Synonym: dilemma

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

e.g. finds himself in a most awkward predicamentthe woeful plight of homeless people

Synonym: predicamentplight

1. 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.

e.g. 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。

1. 困惑：qualmish 不安的 | quandary 困惑 | quandong 檀香科树木

2. 困惑(不 是四 分之一)：relevance 尊敬 中肯之人 | quandary 困惑(不是四分之一) | curator 馆长

3.

3. 困惑;窘境：purport#主旨;意义 | quandary#困惑;窘境 | query#质问;问题

4. 困惑,进退两难：lapidary 宝石工,宝石专家 | quandary 困惑,进退两难 | dreary 沉闷的,乏味的

He could not see his map and was in a quandary which way to turn.

出自：K. M. E. Murray

Kafka resolved such quandaries on a case-by-case basis.

出自：E. Pawel

近义词

临近词

plight困境

paradox悖论

dilemma困境

fix使 ... 固定

predicament困境

uncertainty不确定

perplexity困惑

jam果酱

catch-22令人左右为难的规定...

puzzle难题

confusion惶惑

embarrassment困窘

difficulty困难

quandary in learning

qualm

quant

相关列句

In spite of this, they were in a quandary.(尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。)

"RIM is in a quandary," said Grinnan, HSBC's head of Asian telecommunications research.(“RIM目前处于非常为难的状况中，”格林南这么说，他是汇丰亚洲电信研究方面的首席研究员。)

Scientists have been wrestling with this quandary for over a century.(科学家在这个难题上的努力奋斗超过一个世纪。)

The prosecution in the White case faced a quandary.(怀特谋杀案中的起诉面临了进退两难的境地。)

The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.(该*府对如何安置这么多人显得不知所措。)

Later, when I bumped into a senior colleague and explained my quandary, he simply shrugged.(后来，当我偶遇一位高级同僚并和他聊起此事时，他优雅地耸耸肩。)

Mr Abbas is in a quandary.(阿巴斯现在的处境甚为难堪。)

All this leaves China in a quandary.(这使得中国陷入窘境。)

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？)

BARCELONA, Spain - It is the modern phone maker's quandary.(西班牙的巴塞罗那------时尚手机制造商的困惑。)