predicament

英 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

美 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

n.  尴尬的处境; 困境; 窘境

复数：predicaments　

GRETEM8

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

• The solution to this predicament lies in a different understanding of the way users master new concepts and tasks.
  解决方法在于理解各种用户掌握的新概念和任务的方式。
• 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。
• The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
  这个决定会让她处于尴尬的境地。
• Many people have little sympathy with the companies 'predicament.
  许多人并不同情中国公司的困境。
• '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。
• They must both have decided to come personally to extricate me from my predicament.
  想必她们两人都下决心要亲自来把我从困境中解救出来。
• Beslan tragedy focused the predicament the international anti-terrorism movement is facing.
  别斯兰悲剧凸显了国际社会反恐的困境。
• Although this may be sad to hear it is the truth of our predicament.
  尽管这可能听起来让人难过，但这就是我们困境的事实。
• They are sympathetic to Germany's predicament.
  他们同情德国的困境。
• 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。