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进退维谷 meaning in English

be in a fix [dilemma; quandary]; be at a nonplus [plunge]; be hard put to it (for); be in a cleft stick; be locked in the horns of a dilemma; be on [between] the horns of a dilemma; be thrown into a dilemma; between the devil and the deep sea; be up a tree; difficult either to advance or draw back; remain in a very undecided state; stick in the mud 短语和例子

Examples

  1. Now, he was in an impossible position .
    现在,他处于一种进退维谷的境地。
  2. The lawyer's sharp questioning put him up a tree .
    律师提出的尖锐问题,使得他进退维谷
  3. She talked of the serious straits that the country was in .
    她谈到国家正处在进退维谷的困境。
  4. The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited .
    反动当局弄得进退维谷,不得人心。
  5. Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself .
    尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷,然而他依然噤若寒蝉。
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  5. 进退失据
  6. 进退索引选曲跳步选择键
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