a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable
(进退两难的)困境,窘境
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he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell .他想赚钱,但又瞧不起钱,简单地说,这就是德恩的两难之处。
〈非正式〉 困境;难题
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the insoluble dilemma of adolescence .青春期难以解决的问题。
【逻】 二难推理,两刀论法,假言选言推理。
"early 16th cent. (denoting a form of argument involving a choice between equally unfavourable alternatives): via Latin from Greek