| 单词 | dilemma |
| 释义 | dilemma nounadjective | verb + dilemma | dilemma + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤acute, appalling, big, difficult, genuine, great, impossible, real, serious, terrible, thorny (especially name) 严重的困境；巨大的窘境；棘手的困境；真正的两难局面▸➤central, essential, fundamental核心的取舍困难；根本的两难境地◆the fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?基本的矛盾仍未消除：在宽容的社会里，我们应不应该容忍狭隘 ?➤common, familiar常见的／熟悉的两难困境▸➤interesting有趣的两难局面▸➤human人类的两难困境▸➤personal个人的左右为难▸➤ethical, moral伦理上难以取舍；道德上左右为难▸➤social社会的窘境▸➤policy, political政策上的两难困境；政治上的窘境verb + dilemma➤create, pose, present sb with造成两难困境；引起左右为难；置某人于两难困境◆this poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.这种情况让老师很为难。➤be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, find yourself in, have陷入进退两难的局面；面临左右为难的窘境；发现自己左右为难；难以取舍◆they were caught in a real dilemma.他们陷入了进退两难的境地。➤resolve, solve解决两难的问题◆i could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.我想不出解决这种道德上的两难问题的办法。dilemma + verb➤arise, occur两难局面产生◆the dilemma that arises when a doctor has to decide whether or not to prescribe an expensive treatment医生必须决定是否开昂贵处方的两难处境➤lie取舍困难存在◆the dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.人类克隆的两难处境本质上是社会面临的伦理选择问题。➤confront sb, face sb取舍问题摆在某人面前◆the dilemma facing the country's allies was even more serious.这个国家的盟国面临的两难困境更加严峻。preposition➤in a/the dilemma处在两难困境中◆the president is now in a dilemma.总统现在陷入两难境地。➤dilemma about, dilemma over在⋯上的左右为难◆she faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.她左右为难，不知道该不该接受这一提议。➤dilemma between在⋯之间的难以取舍◆the perennial dilemma between work and family commitments事业成功与履行家庭义务之间长期存在的矛盾phrases➤a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma矛盾的解决方案；摆脱两难困境的方法◆i couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.我看不到有任何摆脱这个两难局面的办法。dilemma /dɪlemə, daɪlemə/ [countable] a situation which causes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance（进退两难的）窘境，困境◆she faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.她左右为难，不知道是否该接受提议。◆this poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.这给教师造成了进退两难的困境。◆i could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.我想不出解决这一道德困境的办法。dilemma/dɪˈlemə ||; dəˈlɛmə/noun [c] a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two or more things 进退两难；左右为难；进退维谷: ◇doctors face a moral dilemmaof when to keep patients alive artificially and when to let them die. 医生们都面对着一个道德上的两难困境，即什么时候该用人工方法维持病人的生命，什么时候该让他们死去。◇to be in a dilemma 处于进退两难的境地 dilemmasee ⇨ problem 4 di·lem·ma /də`lɛmə; dɪˈlemə/n [c]a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two possible actions 困境，进退两难:◇be in a dilemma he's in a dilemma about whether to accept the job or not. 到底要不要接受这份工作，他感到左右为难。 |
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