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

If you have no enemies, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.
如果你没有敌人，你就容易陷入没有朋友的相同困境。
In this paper, we take the nihilism predicament for basic problem, open the spirit implication defiladed transcendence the nihilism in Marx philosophy text.
本论文将虚无主义困境作为基本问题，用以开显马克思哲学文本中被遮蔽了的潜在的超越虚无主义的精神资源。
'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。
Maclntyre's attention to virtue ethics originated from his reflection over the ethical predicament of the modern west.
麦金太尔对于美德伦理的关注源于他对现代西方伦理困境的反思。
Once the money has run out, how can we confronted with the predicament?
钱一旦用完，我们怎样面对窘境？
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。
The major cause of this predicament is the lack of funds to put and maintain an abattoir.
主要原因这一困境是缺乏资金，付诸表决，并保持一个屠场。
Many people have little sympathy with the companies 'predicament.
许多人并不同情中国公司的困境。
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。
They are sympathetic to Germany's predicament.
他们同情德国的困境。