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dilemma n.困境；进退两难 (1) 糟糕的天气使我们进退两难——是继续前进呢,还是打道回府？ Dilemma is from a Greek for "double proposition." It was originally a technical term of logic, but we use it now for any time you have a problem with no satisfactory solution. If you're at the mall choosing between red or blue socks, that's not really a dilemma. But if you have to choose whether to save your cat or your dog from a burning building, that's an awful dilemma.

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英 [dɪ'lemə] 美 [dɪ'lemə] (1) The bad weather put us in a dilemma——shall we move on or go back? A dilemma is a tough choice. When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（进退两难的）窘境，困境 A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. on the horns of a dilemma→see: horn； He was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his country...要不要回国，他进退两难。The issue raises a moral dilemma.这个问题引发了一个道德上的两难抉择。

英语单词	dilemma
英美音标	英 [dɪ'lemə] 美 [dɪ'lemə]
中文释义	n.困境；进退两难
英语例句	(1) The bad weather put us in a dilemma——shall we move on or go back?
中文例句	(1) 糟糕的天气使我们进退两难——是继续前进呢,还是打道回府？
vocabulary简明	A dilemma is a tough choice. When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma.
vocabulary扩展	Dilemma is from a Greek for "double proposition." It was originally a technical term of logic, but we use it now for any time you have a problem with no satisfactory solution. If you're at the mall choosing between red or blue socks, that's not really a dilemma. But if you have to choose whether to save your cat or your dog from a burning building, that's an awful dilemma.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（进退两难的）窘境，困境 A dilemma is a difficult situation in which you have to choose between two or more alternatives. on the horns of a dilemma→see: horn ； He was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his country... 要不要回国，他进退两难。 The issue raises a moral dilemma. 这个问题引发了一个道德上的两难抉择。

Dilemma Difficult Situation Choose 英 Dɪ'Lemə] 美 Dɪ'Lemə N.困境；进退两难