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| | | | NOUN | | | | /ˌkætʃ twentiˈtuː/ | | | | | | a difficult situation that is impossible to escape from because each part of the problem must be solved first 第22条军规；让人左右为难的情况；无法逾越的障碍 | | Word story: catch-22 | | | | From the title of a novel by the US writer Joseph Heller, first published in 1962. The novel is about a group of people in the US air force who find themselves in a number of funny situations caused by silly military rules. | | | | | |