音标：['kwɒndәri] ；

n. 困惑, 迷惑, 为难

n a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
n state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

词型变化：名词复数形式 : quandaries
考试类型：[托福/GRE]

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quandary的用法和样例：

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用作名词(n.)

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. Murray
Kafka resolved such quandaries on a case-by-case basis.
出自：E. Pawel

【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

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