英语单词 | dilemma |
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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 ;
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