Definition of quandary in English:

quandary

nounPlural quandaries ˈkwɒnd(ə)riˈkwɑnd(ə)ri

1A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
困惑，进退两难，困窘
Kate was in a quandary
凯特进退两难。
Example sentencesExamples
- I too would be in a quandary as to how to vote were we to have a referendum soon - just like many of the French interviewed about their voting intentions in the past few days.
- I was in a quandary: should I just buy this hoping it was lemongrass or should I ask the man inside if it was lemongrass first?
- The depths of this understanding - which I had not at all expected - put me in a quandary.
- Year after year, however, we'd always find ourselves in a quandary.
- Jones has found that we are currently in a quandary comparable to that of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass: we have to run faster and faster just to stay in the same place.
- And I think there was a real concern on the part of everyone - we were in a quandary, frankly, right from the very beginning.
- But it has left many life assurers in a quandary, wondering whether to continue backing IFAs or enter into multi-tied agreements.
- Necessary as these changes are, they leave us in a quandary.
- Such drastic tactics may be warranted, according to Horne, because the current situation is putting drug agencies in a quandary.
- Their descendants have been left in a quandary.
- He was in a quandary, and a lifelong friend of his suggested that he phone me.
- It is clear Equitable Life's decision to call a halt to new business has left many policy holders in a quandary.
- Jimmy Thomson was in a quandary last Wednesday night.
- In a quandary he contacted me to see if I could help find someone who could help.
- I'm what you'd call Old Labour and I'll be in a quandary at the next election: how can I vote for a party that doesn't really exist anymore?
- I find myself in a quandary of sorts and wonder if you have any advice or insights you may be able to offer a young-ish, aspiring writer of fiction for the screen.
- The peasants are in a quandary: They want to kill the man, but no one is ready to take responsibility for the action.
- However, he said the family was now in a quandary.
- Even the secretary at the Leader of the Opposition office is in a quandary.
- The issue of a present for Mother left me in a quandary, however.
Synonyms
dilemma, plight, predicament, state of uncertainty, state of perplexity, unfortunate situation, difficult situation, awkward situation
trouble, muddle, mix-up, mare's nest, mess, confusion, difficulty, impasse, stalemate
British cleft stick
informal sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, fix, bind, jam
1. 1.1 A difficult situation; a practical dilemma.
  （进退两难的）困境，窘境
  a legal quandary
  法律上的窘境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler.
  The best science fiction is the science fiction that uses fantastical or futuristic elements to tell stories that relate to timeless experiences, problems and quandaries.
  The result is a somewhat muddled, yet quite trackable, series of sugarcoated philosophical quandaries that go down like chocolate-covered fish.
  This apparent dilemma is a familiar quandary in traditional epistemology.
  His injury created a bit of a catching quandary since starter Brian Johnson battled knee problems in spring training.
  The moral quandaries, the psychological conundrums are deeper.
  A procedural approach is useful and sometimes necessary when a person is faced with a quandary or dilemma.
  Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary, we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel.
  Solving The Colorado Problem is one of baseball's more fascinating quandaries.
  Whenever life presents us problems or quandaries that test the very bounds of our understanding, we turn to our elected officials in their legislative capacity to draw us out of dilemma's fire.
  Its vignettes of executives grappling with difficult problems will help others confront their own quandaries.
  It turns out that this is a harder task than it might initially seem: quandaries, conundrums, and tensions within our conception of perception arise.
  Yet this is the fundamental quandary of democracy: although we recognize its pitfalls, there is no real alternative to public debate.
  For narrative complexity, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series and Amy Hennig's Legacy of Kain games offer stories rich with nuance and complicated moral quandaries.
  Boost your ethical know-how with these practical tips on avoiding common ethical quandaries.
  The tendency of novel theory to define the novel as a genre that is sui generis does lead to certain impasses and quandaries, whether in the theory of the novel as such or of a subgenre like the Bildungsroman.
  But beyond the quandaries presented by Isabella's complex purchasing practices, the social niceties of shopping often created vexed issues for all strata of the Renaissance consumer society.
  Procedures include applying frameworks and principles for ethical decision making and are important in situations of conflict or mistrust when we are faced with dilemmas or quandaries in practice.
  Computers and networks affect our politics because they reach into every nook and cranny of our lives and further complicate some longstanding political quandaries.
  Such an approach not only allows the authors to discuss the work from many different angles, but allows them to do so without implying that the practical quandaries in The Angel of History can be reduced to a simple meaning.

Origin

Late 16th century: perhaps partly from Latin quando 'when'.

Definition of quandary in US English:

quandary

nounˈkwänd(ə)rēˈkwɑnd(ə)ri

1A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
困惑，进退两难，困窘
Kate is in a quandary
凯特进退两难。
Example sentencesExamples
- Year after year, however, we'd always find ourselves in a quandary.
- I find myself in a quandary of sorts and wonder if you have any advice or insights you may be able to offer a young-ish, aspiring writer of fiction for the screen.
- Even the secretary at the Leader of the Opposition office is in a quandary.
- I'm what you'd call Old Labour and I'll be in a quandary at the next election: how can I vote for a party that doesn't really exist anymore?
- I was in a quandary: should I just buy this hoping it was lemongrass or should I ask the man inside if it was lemongrass first?
- But it has left many life assurers in a quandary, wondering whether to continue backing IFAs or enter into multi-tied agreements.
- Jones has found that we are currently in a quandary comparable to that of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass: we have to run faster and faster just to stay in the same place.
- Jimmy Thomson was in a quandary last Wednesday night.
- And I think there was a real concern on the part of everyone - we were in a quandary, frankly, right from the very beginning.
- The depths of this understanding - which I had not at all expected - put me in a quandary.
- It is clear Equitable Life's decision to call a halt to new business has left many policy holders in a quandary.
- Such drastic tactics may be warranted, according to Horne, because the current situation is putting drug agencies in a quandary.
- Necessary as these changes are, they leave us in a quandary.
- He was in a quandary, and a lifelong friend of his suggested that he phone me.
- The peasants are in a quandary: They want to kill the man, but no one is ready to take responsibility for the action.
- I too would be in a quandary as to how to vote were we to have a referendum soon - just like many of the French interviewed about their voting intentions in the past few days.
- In a quandary he contacted me to see if I could help find someone who could help.
- The issue of a present for Mother left me in a quandary, however.
- Their descendants have been left in a quandary.
- However, he said the family was now in a quandary.
Synonyms
dilemma, plight, predicament, state of uncertainty, state of perplexity, unfortunate situation, difficult situation, awkward situation
1. 1.1 A difficult situation; a practical dilemma.
  （进退两难的）困境，窘境
  a legal quandary
  法律上的窘境。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This apparent dilemma is a familiar quandary in traditional epistemology.
  Whenever life presents us problems or quandaries that test the very bounds of our understanding, we turn to our elected officials in their legislative capacity to draw us out of dilemma's fire.
  Its vignettes of executives grappling with difficult problems will help others confront their own quandaries.
  But beyond the quandaries presented by Isabella's complex purchasing practices, the social niceties of shopping often created vexed issues for all strata of the Renaissance consumer society.
  Computers and networks affect our politics because they reach into every nook and cranny of our lives and further complicate some longstanding political quandaries.
  Solving The Colorado Problem is one of baseball's more fascinating quandaries.
  The tendency of novel theory to define the novel as a genre that is sui generis does lead to certain impasses and quandaries, whether in the theory of the novel as such or of a subgenre like the Bildungsroman.
  A procedural approach is useful and sometimes necessary when a person is faced with a quandary or dilemma.
  It turns out that this is a harder task than it might initially seem: quandaries, conundrums, and tensions within our conception of perception arise.
  The result is a somewhat muddled, yet quite trackable, series of sugarcoated philosophical quandaries that go down like chocolate-covered fish.
  Such an approach not only allows the authors to discuss the work from many different angles, but allows them to do so without implying that the practical quandaries in The Angel of History can be reduced to a simple meaning.
  For narrative complexity, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series and Amy Hennig's Legacy of Kain games offer stories rich with nuance and complicated moral quandaries.
  Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary, we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel.
  Yet this is the fundamental quandary of democracy: although we recognize its pitfalls, there is no real alternative to public debate.
  His injury created a bit of a catching quandary since starter Brian Johnson battled knee problems in spring training.
  Procedures include applying frameworks and principles for ethical decision making and are important in situations of conflict or mistrust when we are faced with dilemmas or quandaries in practice.
  The moral quandaries, the psychological conundrums are deeper.
  The best science fiction is the science fiction that uses fantastical or futuristic elements to tell stories that relate to timeless experiences, problems and quandaries.
  These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler.
  Boost your ethical know-how with these practical tips on avoiding common ethical quandaries.

Origin

Late 16th century: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’.

单词	quandary
释义	Definition of quandary in English: quandary nounPlural quandaries ˈkwɒnd(ə)riˈkwɑnd(ə)ri 1A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation. 困惑，进退两难，困窘 Kate was in a quandary 凯特进退两难。 Example sentencesExamples I too would be in a quandary as to how to vote were we to have a referendum soon - just like many of the French interviewed about their voting intentions in the past few days. I was in a quandary: should I just buy this hoping it was lemongrass or should I ask the man inside if it was lemongrass first? The depths of this understanding - which I had not at all expected - put me in a quandary. Year after year, however, we'd always find ourselves in a quandary. Jones has found that we are currently in a quandary comparable to that of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass: we have to run faster and faster just to stay in the same place. And I think there was a real concern on the part of everyone - we were in a quandary, frankly, right from the very beginning. But it has left many life assurers in a quandary, wondering whether to continue backing IFAs or enter into multi-tied agreements. Necessary as these changes are, they leave us in a quandary. Such drastic tactics may be warranted, according to Horne, because the current situation is putting drug agencies in a quandary. Their descendants have been left in a quandary. He was in a quandary, and a lifelong friend of his suggested that he phone me. It is clear Equitable Life's decision to call a halt to new business has left many policy holders in a quandary. Jimmy Thomson was in a quandary last Wednesday night. In a quandary he contacted me to see if I could help find someone who could help. I'm what you'd call Old Labour and I'll be in a quandary at the next election: how can I vote for a party that doesn't really exist anymore? I find myself in a quandary of sorts and wonder if you have any advice or insights you may be able to offer a young-ish, aspiring writer of fiction for the screen. The peasants are in a quandary: They want to kill the man, but no one is ready to take responsibility for the action. However, he said the family was now in a quandary. Even the secretary at the Leader of the Opposition office is in a quandary. The issue of a present for Mother left me in a quandary, however. Synonyms dilemma, plight, predicament, state of uncertainty, state of perplexity, unfortunate situation, difficult situation, awkward situation trouble, muddle, mix-up, mare's nest, mess, confusion, difficulty, impasse, stalemate British cleft stick informal sticky situation, pickle, hole, stew, fix, bind, jam 1.1 A difficult situation; a practical dilemma. （进退两难的）困境，窘境 a legal quandary 法律上的窘境。 Example sentencesExamples These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler. The best science fiction is the science fiction that uses fantastical or futuristic elements to tell stories that relate to timeless experiences, problems and quandaries. The result is a somewhat muddled, yet quite trackable, series of sugarcoated philosophical quandaries that go down like chocolate-covered fish. This apparent dilemma is a familiar quandary in traditional epistemology. His injury created a bit of a catching quandary since starter Brian Johnson battled knee problems in spring training. The moral quandaries, the psychological conundrums are deeper. A procedural approach is useful and sometimes necessary when a person is faced with a quandary or dilemma. Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary, we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel. Solving The Colorado Problem is one of baseball's more fascinating quandaries. Whenever life presents us problems or quandaries that test the very bounds of our understanding, we turn to our elected officials in their legislative capacity to draw us out of dilemma's fire. Its vignettes of executives grappling with difficult problems will help others confront their own quandaries. It turns out that this is a harder task than it might initially seem: quandaries, conundrums, and tensions within our conception of perception arise. Yet this is the fundamental quandary of democracy: although we recognize its pitfalls, there is no real alternative to public debate. For narrative complexity, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series and Amy Hennig's Legacy of Kain games offer stories rich with nuance and complicated moral quandaries. Boost your ethical know-how with these practical tips on avoiding common ethical quandaries. The tendency of novel theory to define the novel as a genre that is sui generis does lead to certain impasses and quandaries, whether in the theory of the novel as such or of a subgenre like the Bildungsroman. But beyond the quandaries presented by Isabella's complex purchasing practices, the social niceties of shopping often created vexed issues for all strata of the Renaissance consumer society. Procedures include applying frameworks and principles for ethical decision making and are important in situations of conflict or mistrust when we are faced with dilemmas or quandaries in practice. Computers and networks affect our politics because they reach into every nook and cranny of our lives and further complicate some longstanding political quandaries. Such an approach not only allows the authors to discuss the work from many different angles, but allows them to do so without implying that the practical quandaries in The Angel of History can be reduced to a simple meaning. Origin Late 16th century: perhaps partly from Latin quando 'when'. Definition of quandary in US English: quandary nounˈkwänd(ə)rēˈkwɑnd(ə)ri 1A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation. 困惑，进退两难，困窘 Kate is in a quandary 凯特进退两难。 Example sentencesExamples Year after year, however, we'd always find ourselves in a quandary. I find myself in a quandary of sorts and wonder if you have any advice or insights you may be able to offer a young-ish, aspiring writer of fiction for the screen. Even the secretary at the Leader of the Opposition office is in a quandary. I'm what you'd call Old Labour and I'll be in a quandary at the next election: how can I vote for a party that doesn't really exist anymore? I was in a quandary: should I just buy this hoping it was lemongrass or should I ask the man inside if it was lemongrass first? But it has left many life assurers in a quandary, wondering whether to continue backing IFAs or enter into multi-tied agreements. Jones has found that we are currently in a quandary comparable to that of the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass: we have to run faster and faster just to stay in the same place. Jimmy Thomson was in a quandary last Wednesday night. And I think there was a real concern on the part of everyone - we were in a quandary, frankly, right from the very beginning. The depths of this understanding - which I had not at all expected - put me in a quandary. It is clear Equitable Life's decision to call a halt to new business has left many policy holders in a quandary. Such drastic tactics may be warranted, according to Horne, because the current situation is putting drug agencies in a quandary. Necessary as these changes are, they leave us in a quandary. He was in a quandary, and a lifelong friend of his suggested that he phone me. The peasants are in a quandary: They want to kill the man, but no one is ready to take responsibility for the action. I too would be in a quandary as to how to vote were we to have a referendum soon - just like many of the French interviewed about their voting intentions in the past few days. In a quandary he contacted me to see if I could help find someone who could help. The issue of a present for Mother left me in a quandary, however. Their descendants have been left in a quandary. However, he said the family was now in a quandary. Synonyms dilemma, plight, predicament, state of uncertainty, state of perplexity, unfortunate situation, difficult situation, awkward situation 1.1 A difficult situation; a practical dilemma. （进退两难的）困境，窘境 a legal quandary 法律上的窘境。 Example sentencesExamples This apparent dilemma is a familiar quandary in traditional epistemology. Whenever life presents us problems or quandaries that test the very bounds of our understanding, we turn to our elected officials in their legislative capacity to draw us out of dilemma's fire. Its vignettes of executives grappling with difficult problems will help others confront their own quandaries. But beyond the quandaries presented by Isabella's complex purchasing practices, the social niceties of shopping often created vexed issues for all strata of the Renaissance consumer society. Computers and networks affect our politics because they reach into every nook and cranny of our lives and further complicate some longstanding political quandaries. Solving The Colorado Problem is one of baseball's more fascinating quandaries. The tendency of novel theory to define the novel as a genre that is sui generis does lead to certain impasses and quandaries, whether in the theory of the novel as such or of a subgenre like the Bildungsroman. A procedural approach is useful and sometimes necessary when a person is faced with a quandary or dilemma. It turns out that this is a harder task than it might initially seem: quandaries, conundrums, and tensions within our conception of perception arise. The result is a somewhat muddled, yet quite trackable, series of sugarcoated philosophical quandaries that go down like chocolate-covered fish. Such an approach not only allows the authors to discuss the work from many different angles, but allows them to do so without implying that the practical quandaries in The Angel of History can be reduced to a simple meaning. For narrative complexity, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid series and Amy Hennig's Legacy of Kain games offer stories rich with nuance and complicated moral quandaries. Whenever Britain is in a royal mess over some fiendishly tricky quandary, we beseech Queen Mary for her counsel. Yet this is the fundamental quandary of democracy: although we recognize its pitfalls, there is no real alternative to public debate. His injury created a bit of a catching quandary since starter Brian Johnson battled knee problems in spring training. Procedures include applying frameworks and principles for ethical decision making and are important in situations of conflict or mistrust when we are faced with dilemmas or quandaries in practice. The moral quandaries, the psychological conundrums are deeper. The best science fiction is the science fiction that uses fantastical or futuristic elements to tell stories that relate to timeless experiences, problems and quandaries. These boulders on a path near a York beauty spot have landed village leaders in a legal quandary following complaints from a disabled angler. Boost your ethical know-how with these practical tips on avoiding common ethical quandaries. Origin Late 16th century: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’.
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