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quandary
[英] [ˈkwɔndəri:, -dri:] [美] [ˈkwɑndəri, -dri] 生词本

n.

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1. 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. 

  • 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。

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

1. I was in a quandary about whether to go.
我当时正犹豫到底去不去。

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2. I was put in a great quandary.
我陷于进退两难的窘境。

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