dilemma

[di'lemə]

n.困境, 进退两难

例句与用法：

The patient's condition was critical and she needed an operation but there was no guarantee that she would survive the anaesthetic; the surgeon was on the horns of a dilemma.

病人情况危急，因而需要手术，但又无法保证她是否能经受得住麻醉剂，外科医生处于进退两难的境地。

The bad weather put us in a dilemma.

糟糕的天气使我们进退两难

Faced with the dilemma, he opted for soldiering on.

面临着进退两难的困境，他决定顽强地坚持下去。

Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed.

他面对进退两难的局面，不知如何是好。

词形变化：

形容词: dilemmatic |

详细释义：

n.

1. 困境, 进退两难[C]

Mary is facing the dilemma of obeying her father or marrying the man she loves.

是服从父亲还是嫁给自己所爱的人是玛丽面临着的难题。

2. 【逻】两难推理, 两刀论法

短语词组：

in a dilemma

1. 进退两难

She was in a dilemma as to whether to go or stay.

去还是留, 她真是左右为难。