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

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。
They must both have decided to come personally to extricate me from my predicament.
想必她们两人都下决心要亲自来把我从困境中解救出来。
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。
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”。
These three components of the predicament feed each other: they also threaten international financial stability.
欧洲困境的三个组成部分相互作用：它们也对国际金融稳定构成了威胁。
Then they set out to reform the dollar-based monetary order, which they blamed for their predicament.
接着，他们指责建立在美元基础上的国际货币秩序导致他们陷入了困境，并着手推动相关改革。
Although this may be sad to hear it is the truth of our predicament.
尽管这可能听起来让人难过，但这就是我们困境的事实。
Many people have little sympathy with the companies 'predicament.
许多人并不同情中国公司的困境。
To face the predicament, it requires government and business cooperate to adopt triple-pole measure to deal with.
面对“三荒两高”困境，需要政府和企业采取三极措施联手应对。
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。