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dilemma noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + DILEMMA | DILEMMA + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEacute (especially BrE) , appalling (especially BrE) , big, difficult, genuine (especially BrE) , great, impossible (especially BrE) , 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 + DILEMMAcreate, 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 + VERBarise, 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。PREPOSITIONin 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PHRASESa 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。 |