predicament

英 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

美 [prɪˈdɪkəmənt]

n.  尴尬的处境; 困境; 窘境

复数：predicaments　

GRETEM8

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

• 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。
• It is among the guides we have to our present predicament.
  历史是我们解读当前困境的指南之一。
• Actually, the current retry procedure has already sunk into a predicament as well.
  现行刑事再审程序的运作实际上也已陷入了困境。
• 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。
• The major cause of this predicament is the lack of funds to put and maintain an abattoir.
  主要原因这一困境是缺乏资金，付诸表决，并保持一个屠场。
• They are sympathetic to Germany's predicament.
  他们同情德国的困境。
• Once the money has run out, how can we confronted with the predicament?
  钱一旦用完，我们怎样面对窘境？
• We fully sympathize with your predicament.
  我们完全同情你的困境。
• Many people have little sympathy with the companies 'predicament.
  许多人并不同情中国公司的困境。
• Hank explained our predicament
  汉克说明了我们的艰难处境。