dilemma
dilemma 英 [dɪˈlemə] 美 [dɪˈlɛmə]
n. 困境；进退两难
名词复数:dilemmas
- A dilemma is a tough choice. When you're in a difficult situation and each option looks equally bad, you're in a dilemma.
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- n. 困境；进退两难
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1. to face a dilemma
面临左右为难的困境
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2. to be in a dilemma
处于进退两难的境地
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3. They try to find a way out of their dilemma.
他们试图摆脱困境。
- dilemma (n.) 1520s, from Late Latin dilemma, from Greek dilemma "double proposition," a technical term in rhetoric, from di- "two" + lemma "premise, anything received or taken," from root of lambanein "to take" (see lemma). It should be used only of situations where someone is forced to choose between two alternatives, both unfavorable to him. But even logicians disagree on whether certain situations are dilemmas or mere syllogisms.
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