quandary
英 [ˈkwɒndəri]
美 [ˈkwɑːndəri]
n. 困惑; 进退两难; 困窘
复数：quandaries
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- 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？
- George was in a quandary ─should he go or shouldn't he?
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.- 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。
- The government appears to be in a quandary about what to do with so many people.
英英释义
noun
- state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
- 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
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - His question placed me in a quandary. This was a hard requirement to make or to procure.
他的问题使我有口难开。这是一个难以出口，也难以办到的要求。 - But the quandary runs far deeper than denial.
但是比起拒绝接受现实，共和党的窘境深得多。 - 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。 - 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。 - It is a quandary every couple with children eventually faces: Should we fight in front of the kids?
对有孩子的夫妻终将面临这样的问题：我们该不该在孩子面前吵架？ - 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。 - 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。 - In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。