dilemma

【发音】
美 /dəˈlɛmə, daɪ-/ 英 /dɪ'lemə/
【翻译】
-
n. 窘境, 困境
英释:a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad
【记忆】
“地雷嘛” → 被陷雷区, 进退两难 → 困境
【短语】
-
in a dilemma : 进退两难,左右为难
-
prisoner's dilemma : 囚徒困境,囚徒困境悖论
-
moral dilemma : 道德上的左右为难;道德两难处境;伦理两难
-
ethical dilemma : 道德困境;伦理困境
【例句】
-
a moral dilemma
道德上进退两难的窘境
-
This placed Robert Kennedy in a dilemma.
这让罗伯特·肯尼迪陷入了两难的境地。
-
Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments.
许多女性面临着出去工作还是照顾家庭的两难境地。
【真题例句】
-
(2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Applicants are asked to describe an ethical dilemma they've faced and its impact on them...
【单词相关测试】
-
Doctors are often caught in a ______ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
正确答案:C
解释:句意: 医生经常处于两难境地, 因为他们要决定是否将病情的真相告之病人。puzzle: 迷惑; perplexity: 困惑, 混乱; bewilderment: 混乱, 迷乱。
A. puzzleB. perplexityC. dilemmaD. bewilderment
-
Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a ______ as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do.
正确答案:B
解释:in a dilemma: 处于两难境地。句意: 杰克不是很果断的人, 他经常处于两难境地, 好像并不知道自己真的想做什么。fantasy: 幻想; contradiction: 矛盾; conflict: 冲突。
A. fantasyB. dilemmaC. contradictionD. conflict
【同、近义词】
-
n.困境;进退两难;两刀论法
difficulty/corner/fix/predicament/