quan·da·ry
noun/ˈkwɒndəri/
/ˈkwɑːndəri/
[usually singular] (plural quandaries)
- the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
困惑；进退两难；困窘 - in a quandary George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he?
乔治犹豫不定，他是该去呢，还是不该去？ - This placed the government in something of a quandary.
这让政府陷入了进退两难的境地。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: perhaps partly from Latin quando ‘when’. - in a quandary George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he?