dilemma
英 [dɪˈlemə] 美 [dɪˈlɛmə]

n.

窘境，困境；进退两难；

变形

复数：dilemmas

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]左右为难 a situation in which one has to make a difficult choice between two courses of action, both perhaps equally undesirable

英英释义

dilemma[ di'lemə, ,dai- ]

• n.state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

  同义词：quandary

词组短语

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

同近义词辨析

disaster, dilemma, collapse, epidemic

disaster灾难

dilemma窘境，困境

collapse崩溃

epidemic流行病

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. In the process of modern urban development, we often find ourselves in a dilemma.
   在都市的发展中,我们往往会陷入困境。
2. The bad weather put us in a dilemma——shall we move on or go back?
   糟糕的天气使我们进退两难——是继续前进呢,还是打道回府？

权威例句

The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies ...
The Dilemma of Plants: To Grow or Defend
Exploitation, Exploration, and Process Management: The Productivity Dilemma Revisited
Neural networks and the bias/variance dilemma
The Innovator's Dilemma
Exploitation, exploration, and process management: The productivity dilemma revisited
The dilemma of plants-to grow or to defend
The dilemma of plants - to grow or defend (q rev biol, vol 67, pg 283, 1992)
Apoptosis and the dilemma of cancer chemotherapy.
Species conservation and systematics: the dilemma of subspecies