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-derivedCommon 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.