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n.困境

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副词:predicamentally 形容词:predicamental

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predicament


/prɪ'dɪkəmənt; prɪ`dɪkəmənt/
n difficult or unpleasant situation, esp one in which sb is uncertain what to do (困难的或为难的)处境, 窘况(尤指不知所措者)
*Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament. 你一拒绝让我感到十分为难.
* A loan of money would help me out of my predicament. 只需一笔贷款就能帮我摆脱困境.

predicament


n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin;Origin: praedicamentum, from praedicare; PREDICATE2]
a difficult or unpleasant situation in which you do not know what to do, or in which you have to make a difficult choice
 the country's economic predicament
 She went to the office to explain her predicament .
in a predicament
 Other married couples are in a similar predicament.