单词：quandary
n state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
考试类型：[托福/GRE]
quandary的用法和样例：
例句
- He's caught in a little bit of a quandary.海德处于一个困惑的境地。
- 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。
- 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。
词汇搭配
- in a quandary左右为难
经典引文
He could not see his map and was in a quandary which way to turn.
出自：K. M. E. MurrayKafka resolved such quandaries on a case-by-case basis.
出自：E. Pawel
- 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
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