dilemma
美 [daɪˈlemə] 
英 [dɪ'lemə]
- n.（进退两难的）窘境
- 网络困境；左右为难；进退两难的局面
词形变化
复数：dilemmas 同义词
英汉双解
1. | （进退两难的）窘境，困境a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance |
| to face a dilemma 面临左右为难的困境 |
| to be in a dilemma 处于进退两难的境地 |
英汉解释
n. | 2. 【逻】(使对手在两个或多个对他不利的事物中进行选择的)双关论法,双刀论法;二难推论 |
英英解释
例句
Poverty is often perceived as a dilemma of the developing world, Yunus said, but the problem is alive and well in North America.
贫穷经常被认为是发展中国家的难题，尤努斯说，但是这个问题在北美也同样存在。
"It has been the best few days of my life, " said one fan, who was faced with a potential dilemma with his wife set to give birth this week.
“这几天的经历在我的生命中无可取代，”一位妻子马上就要生产的球迷如是告诉我们，我们可以想象他的内心是多么的纠结。
One of my friends once told me that we would encounter a dilemma or somehow it was a lowest point of one's life after our graduation.
曾有位朋友告诉我，毕业后的一段日子会陷入困境或者说是人生的低谷。
Cameron: HIV detection problem has always been a dilemma, it may give people the results are positive about the social discrimination.
卡梅隆：HIV检测一直是两难的问题，它可能给结果是阳性的人带来社会歧视。
It's understandable that She veered from her former intention, considering her dilemma.
考虑到她的困境，她改变初衷是可以理解的。
Whenever you are trying your first cigarette, or whenever you are asked to take sides in an argument, you are always in a sense of dilemma.
当想学着抽第一支烟的时候，当不得不在一个争论里支持一方的时候，你总感到为难。
Our dilemma was that we were constrained by domestic pressures from choosing either of the two options that made strategic sense.
难办的是，囿于国内压力，我们无法在两个具有战略意义的方案中作出选择。
To understand why Greece faces this dilemma, we need to understand how it managed to get itself into such a terrible mess.
要理解希腊为何如此进退两难，我们就需要了解它是怎样陷入这样糟糕的境地的。
Rabbi Dennis Shuman of the P'nai Or Jewish congregation said the planned event posed a dilemma to religious communities around the world.
犹太教会的拉比丹尼斯.舒曼教士说，烧《可兰经》计划让全球宗教界为难。
Since the spring, alas, with shevchenko did not like the dilemma, and Lin, our deficiencies in deep sorrow is tired sigh and stillness.
呜呼，春秋以来，用舍进退未有如蠡之全者，而不足于此，吾以是累叹而深悲焉。
Their client presented them with a familiar dilemma: construct something of architectural distinction on a limited budget.
客户向他们表达了大家都明白的两难境地：以有限的资金预算保持独具匠心的建筑风格。
The Bank of Japan is facing a policy dilemma as it juggles the risks of slowing growth and rising global inflationary pressure.
日本央行目前面临政策两难局面，在经济成长放缓风险，及全球通胀压力升高之间挣扎。
his mother's help when he is in such a dilemma.
当他处在如此窘境中，他不得不寻求他妈妈的帮助。
The deep-sea diver had scarcely reached the bottom when a message came from the surface which left him in a dilemma.
深海潜水员刚小心翼翼地到达海底，水面上传来的一条消息让他进退两难。
If such a dilemma developed it would be very difficult to resolve---and it would be a matter of life of death to the patients involved.
如果这样的两难境地发达国家那将是非常难以解决的---这将是一个事关死亡的患者参与。
This place Professor Huggins in something of a dilemma.
这使哈金斯教授陷于窘境。
Once stuck in a dilemma, a wise man does not head blindly for a dead end but reverses his course in time to find his way out.
一旦陷入困境，聪明的人不是一味地钻牛角尖，而是适时地另辟蹊径以谋求出路。
I turn to the young man. He has dark, judging eyes, but I decide to let him in on my dilemma anyway.
我转向那个年轻人，他的黑眼睛闪烁着决断的神情，但我打算让他也体验一下我的困境。
Roosevelt found his way out of this dilemma.
罗斯福找到解决这个难题的办法。
So, it's a bit of a dilemma, because we've just been invited to go skiing in France.
真是有点让人进退两难，因为才刚有人邀我们去法国滑雪。
Roosevelt found his way out of this dilemma.
罗斯福找到解决这个难题的办法。
The major American writers have been able to skirt the dilemma, yet none has been unaffected by it.
重要的美国作家都能躲开这一难题，可是人人都受过影响。
For a moment she fairly froze because of the complications of her dilemma.
一瞬间，由于她进退两难的复杂处境，她完全沮丧了。
Darwin's dilemma was solved by it.
这就解决了使达尔文困惑不解的问题。
This is a dilemma which has often confronted Europeans.
欧洲人常常遇到这样棘手的问题。
The key to get out of this dilemma is to uplift the ability to recognize beauty, the ability that originates from humanity.
审美能力源于人性，人性中的好奇与节制协调运作提高了审美能力，扩大了审美视野。
For the typical trader, the only way out of this psychological dilemma is to ignore the risk and remain convinced that the trade is right.
对于典型的交易者，唯一脱离两难的方法就是忽视风险，认为自己的交易是对的。
As for Hamlet, to be or not to be is quite a dilemma: he was doomed to be a tragedy, whether to live or to die.
对于哈姆雷特而言，生，抑或死，确然是一个两难的窘境：无论活着还是死去，他都已经被注定了要成为悲剧。
Such a dilemma is all the more pressing when the territory in question borders Israel's population centers.
当存在争议的领土与以色列的人口定居点接壤，这样一种两难境地更显迫切。
A concrete example of this dilemma is whether to take a secure job that pays well or to pursue a career that you feel compelled to pursue.
举一个实例，你也许会遭遇这样一个两难的境地：究竟选择稳定的、收入高的工作呢，还是去追寻一番你心目中渴望的事业。
The author's arrangement of her legacy solved the economic problem, but did not resolve her real dilemma, to be a free and independent lady.
作者的安排用她的遗产解决了经济问题，但是并没有解决她的真正的困境，成为一个自由和独立的女人。
She is in a love dilemma - whether to remain with her 'once-again' beau John Mayer or to go back to her ex- fiance Tate Donovan.
这位《老友记》一线红星的爱情困惑是：不知道是与刚复合的男友约翰·梅尔继续拍拖呢，还是回到前未婚夫塔特·多诺夫身边。
To get out of the basic aggregate-demand dilemma, a country must either give up one of the two goals or add more policy tools.
为了摆脱基本的总需求困境，一个国家要末放弃两个目标中的一个，要末再增添一些政策手段。
So, after two years of developing a line, he just launched Peter Manning, the brand, which caters to guys with a constant sizing dilemma.
因此，用了2年时间，他自己开发了一个新生产线，创立了新的服饰品牌彼得.马宁服饰，目标客户是常常遭遇尺码尴尬的人群。
If income is often a dilemma, buy a vintage gown and try fixing it up yourself.
如果收入经常拮据，买件旧式礼服，然后改改合身即可。
The doctor was in a dilemma as to whether to tell the patient the truth about his condition or not.
医生进退两难，不知道是否该把病人的真实病情告诉他。
more than I suspect more than a few men have encountered the same dilemma, although under different circumstances.
我估计，尽管场合各不相同，我们中间不止有一两个人曾经遇到过这样的窘境。
Therefore, home-care for the disabled should be considered the best approach to settling down such a dilemma.
所以，残疾人的居家照顾也被认为是解决残疾人照顾问题的另一途径。
Consider the dilemma facing Richard Holbrooke in late 2000, when he was the U. S. ambassador to the United Nations.
想一下理查德·霍尔布鲁克在2000年底遭遇的进退两难的困境，当时他是驻联合国美国大使。
Whoever wins the White House next fall must consider China and its energy-climate dilemma in coming up with a US carbon strategy.
无论谁将赢得白宫，都必须在思考美国碳政策的同时考虑到中国及其能源-气候两难困境。
You might face an unexpected dilemma in which your money and your wishes don't agree, and you might have to choose one.
或许你会面临着有点进退两难的处境：你的金钱和你的愿望有点不太默契。所以，只有二选一。
That was eight years ago and I'm only now making beginning to make peace with my modern-day gender dilemma.
那是八年以前，而现在的我却和如今的两难选择妥协。
Data revisions, though, are unlikely to get Beijing fully off the hook of a dilemma of its own making.
然而，修改数据不大可能帮助北京完全摆脱这一由它自己造成的两难处境。
Some of the other Khans were sympathetic to the Sea Fox's dilemma, but in the end the vote was cast against the name change.
其他一些可汗对海狐氏的困境深表同情，但最后投票还是否决了更名议案。
She was in a dilemma over staying in her tiny room or moving to a bigger one .
她左右为难，不知是继续住小套间还是搬到大套间。
