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单词 double bind
释义
double bind
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌdʌb.əl ˈbaɪnd/us
/ˌdʌb.əl ˈbaɪnd/
adifficultsituationin which, whateveractionyoudecideto take, you cannotescapeunpleasantresults:
进退两难，左右为难
Theprincipaliscaughtin adoublebindbecause whether sheexpelsthestudentorletshim off, she still getsblamed.校长陷入了左右为难的境地，因为无论是把男孩开除还是对他从轻处理，她都会受到指责。
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(Definition ofdouble bindfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

double bind| Business English

double bind
noun[S]
uk
us
adifficultsituationin which, whateveractionyou take, you cannotescapeunpleasantresults:
Lifeinsurersarecaughtin adoublebind:assetvaluesarefalling, butfirmsare stillofferinghighreturnsto policyholders in anefforttoavoidacollapsein newpolicysubscriptions.
(Definition ofdouble bindfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdouble bind

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Samuel and his few remaining followers were caught in adoublebind.
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Boyle's response to thisdoublebindwas to develop a new style of writing.
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My first well-remembered intentional use of thedoublebindoccurred in early boyhood.
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Ngg, she notes, is caught in adoublebindbound by his desires to reach a global audience and to write to a subaltern language.
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Wikipedia
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We thus encounter an inescapabledoublebindin our attempts to read the significance of ostensible attempts at remembrance.
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Some officials argued that rent controls caught landlords in adoublebind.
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They were caught in adoublebindof their own making.
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So we find ourselves in adoublebind.
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Women are thus caught in a discursivedoublebind.
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Her narratives consequently revolve in a kind of dark circle, where the allure of emancipation remains ironically incarcerated within a structuraldoublebindof blasphemy and apostasy.
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Wherever we attend to, or love, what the dominant culture encourages us to devalue, neglect or disrespect, camp rises as a way out of thisdoublebind.
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This double charge involves adoublebind.
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This demonstrates adoublebindwith flexi-time hours; not only do they have to be paid back, but they involve time and effort in managing them.
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I do not believe that it would be reasonable to create adoublebindfor employers.
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It takes a long time for an ambulance to get to a hospital, so there is adoublebindfor the patient.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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