Word · Frequency #9473
predicaments
困境，窘境，危局
predicaments is the plural of predicament.
核心释义
a difficult, unpleasant, or trying situation from which extrication is difficult
- 1.
明确的类别、状态或条件
A definite class, state or condition.
- 2.
难以摆脱的困境
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- 3.
不幸或困难的境地
An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
- 4.
被断言的事物；范畴
That which is predicated; a category.
明确的类别、状态或条件；难以摆脱的困境；不幸或困难的境地；被断言的事物；范畴；处境
用法In use
She found herself in a terrible predicament when she lost her passport abroad.
用法提示：此处 'predicament' 为名词，表示一种困难的处境。
The company's financial predicament forced it to lay off many employees.
用法提示：此处 'predicament' 为名词，指公司面临的财务困难。
He was in a predicament: he had to choose between his career and his family.
用法提示：此处 'predicament' 为名词，强调进退两难的窘境。
finds himself in a most awkward predicament
be in a predicament
He was in a predicament when his car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
他的车在荒郊野外抛锚时，他陷入了困境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in a predicament
- 处于困境中
- When the car broke down in the middle of nowhere, we were in a real predicament.当车在荒郊野外抛锚时，我们陷入了真正的困境。
- financial predicament
- 财务困境
- The company's financial predicament forced it to lay off a third of its workforce.公司的财务困境迫使其裁掉了三分之一的员工。
- find oneself in a predicament
- 发现自己陷入困境
- He found himself in a predicament when he realized he had forgotten his passport at home.当他意识到把护照忘在家里时，他发现自己陷入了困境。
- escape from a predicament
- 摆脱困境
- She used her quick wit to escape from the predicament she had created.她凭借急智摆脱了自己造成的困境。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象'pre'（预先）和'dic'（说）的组合，记忆为'提前说出的困境'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：serious difficulty、unpleasant situation 该词通常用于描述较为严肃或令人不适的困境，在正式和非正式场合均常见，但更倾向于正式语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与in连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均以 -ment 结尾，但重读音节与 predicament（通常重读第二个音节）不同，因此不押韵；仅拼写相似。
用法优先级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。
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