进退两难 meaning in Chinese
be in [get into] a nice hobble; be between two fires; be caught in a dilemma; be difficult to proceed or draw back; be equally difficult to go on or retreat; be in a dilemma; be on the horns of a dilemma; between the devil and the deep (blue) sea; be unable to advance and unable to retreat; can neither make nor unmake it; it is hard to go forward and hard also to retreat.; it is impossible either to advance or retreat.; stand at bay; there will be difficulty in deciding whether to proceed or retire.; to advance or recede is equally difficult.; to go on is hard and to return is equally so.: 正在进退两难的当口, 我们帮他们下了决心。 at this moment of indecision, we help them make up their minds. 你真叫我有点进退两难。 you place me in sth. of a dilemma
Examples
- Joe found himself on the horns of a dilemma .
乔陷入进退两难之境。 - The youth was between the two wills .
小伙子进退两难。 - We're in a fix if we don't keep an eye open .
如果我们不留点儿神，我们就会进退两难。 - I was put in a quandary .
我陷入进退两难的窘境中。 - They saw these questions as posing a problem, not a dilemma .
他们认为上述问题是个难题，但并非进退两难。