quandary

英['kwɔndəri]美['kwɔndəri]

n. 困窘，困惑；进退两难，困境

♦ be in a quandary 陷入困境。

复　数：quandaries

同：	[n.] dilemma, plight, predicament

His first foreign aid message in late March illustrated his quandary.
他在三月底提出的第一个援外咨文，就表明了他的困难处境。收藏
Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。收藏
I've been offered a better job but at a lower salary I'm in a quandary about what to do.
有人要给我一份更好的工作,但薪水较低--我很为难,不知如何是好。收藏
One wondered if the doubters understand the depth of Wisconsin's economic quandary.
人们不禁要问，这些持怀疑论者是否真正理解威斯康星所面临的经济困境的严重性。收藏
She is in a quandary about which university to choose.
她拿不准应该选择哪一所学校。收藏

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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
[同] plight, predicament, quandary
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
[同] dilemma, quandary

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