conundrums

英 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语
conundrum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

双语例句

• There has been a rush to align systems, capture clients, clarify rules, navigate long-running tax disputes and resolve legal conundrums before the launch.
  沪港通启动之前，各方一直忙着对接系统、争取客户、澄清规则、厘清长久以来的税收争议，以及解决法律难题。
• Even the gurus who position themselves as the embodiment of Old World civility feel obliged to tackle 21st-century conundrums.
  即使是那些古典礼仪专家们也感到自己有责任来解答21世纪的新难题。
• Conundrums constitute a form of humorous expressions in English.
  英语脑筋急转弯体现了英语幽默语言的特点。
• But here are a few conundrums: how can newspapers afford high-brow journalism when advertisers shift more and more spending to digital media?
  然而，诸多难题却亟待解决：广告主开始将越来越多的费用投向数字媒体，报纸如何负担格调高雅的新闻工作？
• The theory, if valid, would address important conundrums facing particle physicists.
  这个理论如能被证实，或许就能解决粒子物理学家面临的重要难题。
• Unfortunately sludge bulking is one of the conundrums of all the traditional and improved activated sludge processes for its poor sludge sedimentation ability.
  但是，不论哪一种改进的活性污泥工艺，污泥膨胀现象一直是困扰人们的难题之一，它的突出问题是污泥沉降性能差。
• But, these researches mainly focus on the objective observation and static description of the form and content of the conundrum, which cannot provide full explanations for the internal mechanism of conundrums.
  但是，值得指出，这些研究多集中于对脑筋急转弯形式及内容的客观观察和静态描写，均不能有效揭示英语脑筋急转弯的内在机制。
• With five parties now the norm in German legislatures, such conundrums will surely become more common.
  以如今五个政党在立法院的议席份额来看，以后类似的难题将会更加普遍。
• This thesis attempts to make a semantic study of conundrums for the purpose of analyzing the semantic strategies and exploring the internal mechanism of conundrums.
  本文从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行了系统的研究，目的在于分析其语义策略并阐释其内在机制。
• As a form of English riddles, conundrums are usually propounded to make fun.
  英语脑筋急转弯是英语谜语的一种重要形式，通过它，人们可以达到娱乐消遣的目的。