Font Size
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 进退两难
[jìntuìliǎngnán]
-
-
1.
形容进退都处于困难的境地。
Examples
-
羝羊触藩(公羊角钩挂在篱笆上。比喻进退两难)。
-
进退两难。
-
进退两难。
-
现在是进退两难,怎样才能了局?
-
to be in a dilemma
-
处在进退两难的境地
-
to be/get in a pickle
-
[inf] 处于/进入进退两难的境地
-
He's between the devil and the deep blue sea and didn't know which way to go.
-
他进退两难,不知道走哪条路。
-
Blair has put himself in a cleft stick!
-
布莱尔已把自己置身于进退两难的境地。
-
I am on the horns of a dilemma.
-
我进退两难。
-
The Labour party is on the horns of a dilemma with all of the negative publicity it has received.
-
收到所有的负面宣传,工党进退两难。
-
Word Decomposition
进
[jìn]
|
+ |
退
[tuì]
|
+ |
两
[liǎng]
|
+ |
难
[nán]
|
|
Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.