dilemma /di'lema; da'lema/ n situation in which one has to choose between two things, two courses of action, etc both unfavourable or undesirable. 進(jìn)退兩難之境; 兩條路均不如意的困境。 be in/place sb in a ~：處(使處) 于進(jìn)退兩難之境 You place me in something of a ~. 你使我進(jìn)退兩難。