Word · Frequency #19235
conundra
难题
conundra is the plural of conundrum.
conundrum
- 1.
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
难题或谜语,尤其是答案中使用双关语的
- 2.
a difficult problem
一个难题
- 3.
A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
必须做出的困难选择或决定
难题或谜语,尤其是答案中使用双关语的；一个难题；必须做出的困难选择或决定；谜语
In use
The team faced a conundrum: how to cut costs without losing quality.
Choosing between the two job offers was a real conundrum for Maria.
Scientists are still trying to solve the conundrum of dark matter.
a conundrum
作主语或宾语，表示一个具体的难题。
The budget deficit is a real conundrum for the government.
预算赤字对政府来说是一个真正的难题。
the conundrum of sth
后接名词或动名词，说明难题的具体内容。
We are faced with the conundrum of how to reduce costs without losing quality.
我们面临如何在降低成本的同时不损失质量的难题。
pose a conundrum
常与pose, present等动词搭配，表示制造或提出难题。
Connections
Collocations
- pose a conundrum
- 带来难题
- The new evidence poses a conundrum for the research team.新证据给研究团队带来了一个难题。
- face a conundrum
- 面临难题
- We face a conundrum: we need more staff but cannot afford to hire anyone.我们面临一个难题：我们需要更多员工，却雇不起任何人。
- solve a conundrum
- 解决难题
- Scientists are still trying to solve the conundrum of how the universe began.科学家仍在试图解决宇宙起源这一难题。
- a moral conundrum
- 道德难题
- The doctor faced a moral conundrum: save the mother or the unborn child.医生面临一个道德难题：救母亲还是救胎儿。
- the conundrum of
- ……的难题
- The conundrum of how to cut emissions without hurting the economy remains unresolved.如何在减排的同时不损害经济，这一难题仍未解决。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住：conundrum 像一颗难敲开的坚果，答案常藏双关——既是难题，也是谜语。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：学术讨论、书面报道、解谜语境、日常对话中的幽默用法 conundrum 多用于较正式或书面语境，指难以解决的复杂问题或谜语；在日常对话中偶尔出现，常带玩笑或夸张意味，具体语域需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
conundrum 读作 /kəˈnʌndrəm/，重音在第二个音节，没有完全同韵的词。hundred 的音节 /ˈhʌndr-/ 与它最接近，但词尾是 /əd/ 而非 /əm/；thunder、blunder 以 /ˈʌndər/ 收尾，也只是近音。drum 是拼写形近词，词末同为 -drum，但读作重读的 /drʌm/，在 conundrum 中相同字母组合读不重读的 /drəm/。tantrum、spectrum 只共享不重读的 /trəm/ 结尾，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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