英语释义

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

片语

in a dilemma进退两难，左右为难

moral dilemma道德上的左右为难；道德两难处境；伦理两难

ethic dilemma伦理困境

security dilemma安全困境

dilemma a窘境

Malacca Dilemma麻六甲困局

My Dilemma左右为难

Triffen Dilemma特里芬难题

ethical dilemma道德困境；伦理困境

identity dilemma身份困境

英汉例句

• our obvious dilemma is that reality is not temporary.

  显然，我们的困境是现实不是暂时的。

• if that's not possible, i think 「leave it, 」 or simply walk away from the whole dilemma and turn my attention to what i can do rather than what i cannot do.

  如果这样不可能，那我就想要「离开它」，也就是完全从这个进退两难的窘境里退出来，而把自己的注意力转向我能够做的事，而不再停留在我做不了的事情上。

• the dilemma is what to do in places where local media are stronger and more varied.

  目前的难题是在当地媒体更强大和更多样化的地方能做什么。

• this reliance on the medicalisation of mental distress is a continuing dilemma for both survivors of such experiences and those employed to help them.

  这种对精神痛苦的医疗观点是一种依赖这些经验都持续困境的幸存者和那些帮助他们就业。

• this question demonstrates a dilemma of our modern life.

  这个问题反映了现代生活的一个困境。

• but in the real world, we see the security dilemma faced by every country.

  但这个世界是现实的，每一个国家都面临着安全困境。

• several readers asked about healthy breakfast ideas, and in truth, it’s a dilemma that many of us face each day. either we don’t have time for breakfast, or we don’t have many healthy options.

  有一些读者向我询问健康食谱，事实上，这个问题对我们来说每一天都是两难，因为我们或者没有时间吃早餐，或者没有太多的早餐可选择。

• so the real dilemma lies not in what handset you choose, but which network you opt for.

  所以真正的困境不在于你选择什么手机，而在于你选择什么网络。

• for those hedge funds set on playing europe, the main dilemma they face is how long to wait before buying.

  对于那些準备久战欧洲的对沖基金公司来说，他们面临的最大困境是要等多久才能买入。

• so the dilemma facing pregnant women is that there is a small but quantifiable risk associated with infection and an unknown but probably only very small risk associated with the vaccine.

  因此，孕妇面对两难的处境，接种有不大但可以计量的与感染有关的风险，还有未知的但也许只是非常小的与疫苗有关的风险。

• 「people with dual-minority status face a dilemma if they feelthey have to choose one identity or the other, 」 he said.

  「处于双重少数状态的人面临一种困境——如果他们感到他们不得不选择一种或另一种身份，」他说。

• but the disc poses a dilemma for retailers: how do you sell a cd by rock superstars when their name isn’t on it?

  不过这张专辑倒是给零售商提出了难题：你如何卖出一张摇滚巨星的专辑，但是上面却没有他们的名字？

• chemotherapists have also faced the dilemma of whether their chief responsibility is to minimize an individual patient’s suffering or to further the search for an eventual cure.

  化疗医生也面临着一个困境：他们的主要职责是减轻患者个体的痛苦呢还是进一步研究找到完全治愈的方法。

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