N-COUNT [usually singular] 两难境地;进退维谷 If you are in a double bind, you are in a very difficult situation, because whatever decision you make will have bad results. 两难境地;进退维谷 [Also + of]
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Women are caught in a double bind, marginalised in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.
女性陷入了两难境地,如果她不为人妻为人母就会被社会边缘化,如果她为人妻为人母就会承受成为完美的妻子和母亲的巨大压力。
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