quandary是什么意思？

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. 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。

同义词

• n.
  quandary的同义词之：困惑;窘境
  predicament, dilemma, puzzle, confusion, perplexity, uncertainty,
• quandary的同义词之：其他释义
  confusion, dilemma, embarrassment, uncertainty, predicament, fix, perplexity, puzzle, paradox,

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. 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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  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