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predicament

🇬🇧 UK/pri'dikәmәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREB2

Definitions

n.

A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape from.

困境,窘境,进退两难的处境

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prebefore
+
dicsay, speak, declare
+
amentsuffix
=predicament

Common Collocations

  • 1.in a predicament陷入困境
  • 2.find oneself in a predicament发现自己处于困境
  • 3.difficult predicament棘手的困境
  • 4.get out of a predicament摆脱困境

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He found himself in a terrible predicament after losing both his job and his home.

  • 2.

    The government faces a predicament: raise taxes or cut essential services.

  • 3.

    She laughed nervously, unsure how to get out of this social predicament.

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