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straits noun
⇨ mess 2mess2 noun The room was in a mess. 房间杂乱不堪。The economy is in a mess. 经济陷入了困境。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ chaos 另见chaos条mess ♦︎ dilemma ♦︎ plight ♦︎ predicament ♦︎ vicious circle ♦︎ corner ♦︎ straitsThese are all words for a difficult situation. 这些词均表示困境、窘境。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in a mess / a dilemma / a plight / a predicament / a vicious circle / a corner / ... straits◆a real / terrible mess / dilemma◆(a) dire predicament / straits◆(a) financial mess / dilemma / plight / predicament / straits◆a moral / personal dilemma / predicament◆to find yourself in a dilemma / a predicament / ... straits◆to put sb in a dilemma / predicament◆to be caught in a dilemma / vicious circle■ mess [countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a situation that is full of problems, usually caused by lack of organization or mistakes that sb has made 麻烦，困境，混乱（通常因组织欠佳或人为错误所致）◆The economy is in a mess.经济陷入了困境。◆The whole situation is a mess.整个局势一团糟。◆I feel I've made a mess of things.我觉得我把事情搞糟了。◆Let's try to sort out the mess.咱们来收拾一下残局吧。▸ messy adjective ◆The divorce was painful and messy.那次离婚令人痛苦而又纠缠不清。■ dilemma / /dɪˈlemə, daɪˈlemə/ [countable] a situation which causes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance （进退两难的）窘境，困境◆She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.她左右为难，不知道是否该接受提议。◆This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.这给教师造成了进退两难的困境。◆I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.我想不出解决这一道德困境的办法。■ plight /plaɪt/ / [singular] (especially written) a difficult or sad situation, especially one involving a person or group of people 苦难；困境；苦境◆He has expressed deep concern about the plight of the flood victims.他对洪灾受害者的困境深表关切。◆A neighbour heard of her plight and offered to help.一位邻居听说了她的苦境，主动提出帮忙。■ predicament / /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ / [countable] (rather formal) a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one where it is difficult to know what to do 尴尬的处境；困境；窘境◆Other companies are in an even worse predicament than ourselves.其他公司的处境甚至比我们更糟糕。■ ˌvicious ˈcircle [singular] a situation in which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse 恶性循环◆He was trapped in a vicious circle of addiction and petty crime.他深陷毒瘾和轻罪的恶性循环。■ corner [countable, usually singular] (rather informal) a difficult situation, especially one which it is difficult to find a way out of （尤指难以找到出路的）困境，窘境◆She was used to talking her way out of tight corners.她惯于凭借口才摆脱困境。◆He had her backed into a corner a couple of times with new facts she didn't know.他用她所不了解的新的事实数次将她逼入困境。■ straits [plural] (always used after an adjective 总是用于形容词后) a very difficult situation, especially caused by lack of money （尤指经济拮据引起的）困境，境况窘迫◆The factory is in dire straits.工厂岌岌可危。◆She found herself in desperate financial straits.她发觉自己的经济状况极为窘迫。 |