quandary

noun

1. 困惑；进退两难；困窘
   the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
   1. 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？

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.
   1. 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。

1. 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。
2. We uncover the defects of natural laws, and see the quandary that man is in by their operation.
   我们把自然律的缺陷揭穿了，把自然律的运用给人类的窘迫看明白了。
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。
4. In spite of this, they were in a quandary.
   尽管这样，他们还觉得左右为难。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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？
8. 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。
9. It is a quandary every couple with children eventually faces: Should we fight in front of the kids?
   对有孩子的夫妻终将面临这样的问题：我们该不该在孩子面前吵架？
10. 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。
11. I was put in a quandary.
    我陷入进退两难的窘境中。
12. We're in a quandary over which school to send our children to.
    我们举棋不定，不知该送我们的孩子去哪个学校。
13. But the quandary runs far deeper than denial.
    但是比起拒绝接受现实，共和党的窘境深得多。
14. I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.
    我收到两份工作聘请，真是左右为难，不知该接受哪个。
15. His question placed me in a quandary.
    他的问题使我有口难开。
16. Foreign buying of land in emerging markets poses a special quandary for Brazil.
    外资在新兴市场购买土地，给巴西造成了一种特殊的两难困境。
17. Her unwillingness to cooperate put me in a quandary.
    她不愿合作，这使我陷入困境。
18. 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。
19. He found himself in a quandary.
    他发现自己处于左右为难的窘境之中。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. This pitfall causes a quandary for most developers.
    对大多数开发人员来说，该陷阱会引起困惑。
24. He's in a quandary about whether to join the club.
    他对是否参加俱乐部感到无所适从。
25. "I was in a quandary, for this situation was totally unforeseen."
    “我陷入困惑，因为这个局面完全没有被预料到。”
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. I was in a quandary about whether to go.
    我到底去不去，真是左右为难。
30. 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。

noun

1. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

   Synonym:    dilemma

2. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
   1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
   2. the woeful plight of homeless people

   Synonym:    predicamentplight