predicament

英 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

美 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

n. 尴尬的处境; 困境; 窘境

复数：predicaments　

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9473 / COCA.9468

牛津词典

noun

尴尬的处境；困境；窘境
a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do
1. the club's financial predicament
  俱乐部的财政困境
2. I'm in a terrible predicament.
  我的处境十分尴尬。

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 困境；艰难的处境；尴尬的境地
If you are in apredicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of.
1. Hank explained our predicament...
  汉克说明了我们的艰难处境。
2. The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
  这个决定会让她处于尴尬的境地。

英英释义

noun

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
1. finds himself in a most awkward predicament
2. the woeful plight of homeless people
Synonym:quandaryplight

双语例句

To face the predicament, it requires government and business cooperate to adopt triple-pole measure to deal with.
面对“三荒两高”困境，需要政府和企业采取三极措施联手应对。
Then they set out to reform the dollar-based monetary order, which they blamed for their predicament.
接着，他们指责建立在美元基础上的国际货币秩序导致他们陷入了困境，并着手推动相关改革。
No one knew of our impending arrival much less of our mission or predicament.
谁也不知道我们马上就要到达，更不知道我们的使命和困境。
These three components of the predicament feed each other: they also threaten international financial stability.
欧洲困境的三个组成部分相互作用：它们也对国际金融稳定构成了威胁。
I am in the identical predicament with yourself.
我和你处于同样的窘境之中。
It is among the guides we have to our present predicament.
历史是我们解读当前困境的指南之一。
But many Asians blame their present predicament on dollar hegemony, which is the core of the money-glut hypothesis.
但许多亚洲人将他们目前的困境归咎于美元霸权，这是资金过剩说的核心。
Actually, the current retry procedure has already sunk into a predicament as well.
现行刑事再审程序的运作实际上也已陷入了困境。
'It must be very difficult,' said Hunter, feeling a surge of embarrassment for Diane's predicament
“那肯定不好过，”亨特说，突然为黛安娜的困境感到很为难。
Your predicament is a contest between two competitors, evening Ruth and morning Ruth.
你面临的困境是两个对手“晚上的露丝”和“早上的露丝”之间的竞争。