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

They are sympathetic to Germany's predicament.
他们同情德国的困境。
We fully sympathize with your predicament.
我们完全同情你的困境。
You may call upon us when you need another viewpoint to your current paradigm and predicament, one of a broader perspective and understanding.
你可以召唤我们，当你需要对自己当前的范式与困境带来另一个观点&一个更宽广的视角和理解时。
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。
'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。
A British historian, Herbert Butterfield, called this the "absolute predicament and irreducible dilemma".
英国的历史学家赫伯特巴特菲尔德（herbertbutterfield）将这种现象称为“绝对的困境与无法摆脱的安全两难”。
The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.
这个决定会让她处于尴尬的境地。
It's really important that you understand the predicament you're in.
意识到你现在的困境对你很重要。
In order to extricate himself from the predicament, he took the simplest course; he lied abominably.
为了摆脱窘境，他采取了最简单的方法，撒了一个弥天大谎。
The transformation of educational informationization is necessity demand for breaking through the bottleneck and walking out the predicament.
教育信息化转型是教育信息化突破瓶颈，走出困境，进一步发展的必然要求。