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
- The man's request put me in a quandary, I didn't know what to do.
那个人的要求使我为难，我不知道如何是好。 - 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。 - Dear Annie: I am really embarrassed to even be asking this question, but I am in a quandary here and am hoping you ( or your readers) can help.
亲爱的安妮：提出这个问题，让我感到难堪，但我就是那1/4中的一员，希望你（或你的读者）能给我一些帮助。 - It put me in a quandary when I realized that I had missed my train.
当我意识到我已赶不上火车时，我不知如何是好。 - His hard little face looked flintier than ever and Scarlett was in a quandary.
他这时扳着的面孔看上去比石头还坚硬，思嘉进退两难了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。