进退两难

dilemma

between scylla and charybdis

get into the hat

up the pole

up a tree

have a wolf by the ears

in chancery

in a cleft stick

on the horns of a dilemma

Scylla and Charybdis

at a plunge

stood at bay

stand at bay

quandary

in a fix

进退两难[jìntuìliǎngnáng]

-bein[getinto]anicehobble;bebetweentwofires;becaughtinadilemma;bedifficulttoproceedordrawback;beequallydifficulttogoonorretreat;beinadilemma;beonthehornsofadilemma;betweenthedevilandthedeep(blue)sea;beunabletoadvanceandunabletoretreat;canneithermakenorunmakeit;Itishardtogoforwardandhardalsotoretreat.;Itisimpossibleeithertoadvanceorretreat.;standatbay;Therewillbedifficultyindecidingwhethertoproceedorretire.;Toadvanceorrecedeisequallydifficult.;Togoonishardandtoreturnisequallyso.:
Atthemomentofindecision,wehelpedthemmakeuptheirminds.正在进退两难的当口，我们帮他们下了决心。
Youplacemeinsth.ofadilemma.你真叫我有点进退两难。

面临着进退两难的困境，他决定顽强地坚持下去。
Faced with the dilemma, he opted for soldiering on.

他一下子进退两难。
He was flung into a dilemma.

她进退两难，不知该留在学校读书还是找份工作做。
She was in a dilemma as to whether to stay at school or get a job.

他面对进退两难的局面，不知如何是好。
Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed.

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