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
- It occurred to me that in the midst of this quandary my own primal question had finally been answered.
在这样的窘境中，我忽然想到当初那个问题的答案。 - 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？ - He went out to his house in a quandary concerning life and chance.
他怀着对生活和命运忧虑重重的心情走回家去。 - 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。 - And if they allow themselves to experience the quandary.
如果它们允许自己去经历这些个困惑。 - 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。 - 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。 - In spite of this, they were in a quandary. These realities create a dilemma for the Government.
尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。两方面的事实使政府左右为难。 - He found himself in a quandary.
他发现自己处于左右为难的窘境之中。