quandary

英 ['kwɒndəri] 美 ['kwɑːndəri]

• n. 困惑；迷惑；为难

英英释义

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He's caught in a little bit of a quandary.
   海德处于一个困惑的境地。
2. But it leaves the US and her Asian allies in a quandary over their long-term strategy toward Pyongyang.
   但同时让美国及其亚洲盟国在处理平壤核问题的长期战略上陷于困惑。
3. 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。

经典引文

• He could not see his map and was in a quandary which way to turn.

  出自： K. M. E. Murray

• Kafka resolved such quandaries on a case-by-case basis.

  出自： E. Pawel

词汇搭配

• in a quandary 左右为难

近反义词

【近义词】

• predicament 困境
• dilemma 困境
• fix 使 ... 固定
• confusion 惶惑
• uncertainty 不确定
• puzzle 难题
• perplexity 困惑
• jam 果酱
• difficulty 困难
• catch-22 令人左右为难的规定...
• embarrassment 困窘
• paradox 悖论
• plight 困境