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单词 dilemma
释义
dilemma
noun[C]
uk
/daɪˈlem.ə//dɪˈlem.ə/us
/daɪˈlem.ə//dɪˈlem.ə/
B2
asituationin which adifficultchoicehas to be made between two different things you could do:
左右为难，两难境地
Thepresidentisclearlyina dilemmaabout/overhow totacklethecrisis.对于如何化解危机总统明显处于两难境地。
Shefacesthe dilemmaofdisobeyingherfatheror losingthe man sheloves.她面临着要么违抗父亲要么失去心上人的两难境地。
amoral/ethicaldilemma道德／伦理两难
Synonym
quandary
More examples
  • We arefacedwith anagonizingdilemma and itseemsthere is nocorrectchoice.
  • Now he has beenofferedthe otherjob, which puts him in abitof a dilemma.
  • Should heaimforapprovalfrom hisparliamentarycolleaguesorfollowthewishesof thewiderpublic? It was a dilemma.
  • Ifoundmyself in a dilemma and really didn'tknowwhat to do for thebest.
  • To myfather, thesituationwassimpleand he couldn'tunderstandmy dilemma.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
  • a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
  • a rough rideidiom
  • abyss
  • adversity
  • atyourworstidiom
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  • bad hair day
  • emergence
  • epidemic
  • genie
  • hardness
  • have a bumpy rideidiom
  • havesomeoneover a barrelidiom
  • rabbit hole
  • reversal
  • rigour
  • rollercoaster
  • the Augean Stablesidiom
  • the hard wayidiom
  • vortex
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(Definition ofdilemmafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

dilemma| American Dictionary

dilemma
noun[C]
us
/dɪˈlem·ə,dɑɪ-/
asituationin which achoicehas to be made betweenpossibilitiesthat will all haveresultsyou do notwant:
The dilemma was over how toprotectacharminglittleislandand at the sametimealloweconomicdevelopmenton it.
(Definition ofdilemmafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdilemma

dilemma
I took a photograph of it and suggest that it may also be considered emblematic of thedilemmaof architectural practice.
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The experience presented and discussed here epitomises both thedilemmaand the experiences of the new generation of creative writers.
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The focus will be on part (2) of thedilemmafor the remainder of the article.
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Believing in these worlds resolves moral dilemmas that undermine social cooperation.
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How, if at all, are the dilemmas of that society resolved, as evidenced by the text?
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Thedilemmais how to justify bidding for foreign funds when donors think that the present government should take this responsibility.
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Another lingeringdilemmais how to understand the use of electronic aids in independent reading.
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Within this climate, the inherent tension for voluntary and/or non-statutory drug agencies involved in policy making has clearly created ethical dilemmas.
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For the theoretically ambitious, there is no easy way around the across-unit/within-unitdilemma.
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In addition, the authors deliver a quick overlook of dilemmas concerning legalisation and application of euthanasia.
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The two-chapter section on protective strategies shows the depth of the dilemmas associated with enslavement.
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We then avoid thedilemmaof trying to replicate the resolution of tonal melodic and harmonic forces.
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Thisdilemmawasn't merely a result of restrictions involving volume.
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Only anthropomorphism can admit the second term of thedilemmaand therefore, from sheer necessity, we must keep to the first.
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There is an absence of understanding about theories of consciousness that would aid this growingdilemma.
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Collocationswithdilemma

dilemma

These are words often used in combination withdilemma.

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classic dilemma
On the contrary, she expressed very well theclassicdilemmaof the problem of income redistribution.
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difficult dilemma
The fact is that they have been placed in adifficultdilemma.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
ethical dilemma
They asked participants to relate a recentethicaldilemmathey had encountered in their medical practice.
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