predicament

[pri'dikəmənt]

n.困境

例句与用法:

A difficult or embarrassing situation; a predicament.

困境,窘境很困难的或发窘的局面; 难题

If you had no enemy, you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friend.

假使你全无仇敌,那么在朋友方面就易陷于同样的贫乏了。

A loan of money would help me out of my predicament.

只需一笔贷款就能帮我摆脱困境。

Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.

你的拒绝让我感到十分为难。

词形变化:

形容词: predicamental | 副词: predicamentally |

详细释义:

n.[C]

1. 尴尬的处境, 困境; 危境

She was in a predicament when she missed the last train home.

当她错过最后一班回家的火车时, 陷入了困境。

2. 处境, 境况, 情况

3. 【逻】范畴