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
- Now, he was in an impossible position .
现在，他处于一种进退维谷的境地。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。