quandary

n.

窘困；不知所措；左右为难；

复数：quandaries

1. He's caught in a little bit of a quandary.
   海德处于一个困惑的境地。
2. But it leaves the US and her Asian allies in a quandary over their long-term strategy toward Pyongyang.
   但同时让美国及其亚洲盟国在处理平壤核问题的长期战略上陷于困惑。
3. The man's request put me in a quandary, I didn't know what to do.
   那个人的要求使我为难，我不知道如何是好。

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