trouble
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/ˈtrʌb.əl/ B1 noun a situation in which you experience problems, usually because of something you have done wrong or badly: He's never been in trouble with his teachers before. 他以前從來沒有受過老師的批評。
mess
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/mes/ B2 noun a situation that is full of problems: She said that her life was a mess. 她說她的生活一團糟。
abyss
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/əˈbɪs/ noun a difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction: The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness. 這個國家正陷入暴力和法制崩潰的深淵。
bind
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/baɪnd/ noun informal a difficult or annoying situation in which you are prevented from acting as you might like: Having to visit her every week is a terrible bind. 每週都要拜訪她，真令人難受。
cul-de-sac
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/ˈkʌl.də.sæk/ noun a situation that leads nowhere: an intellectual cul-de-sac 學術上的死胡同
dead end
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/ˌded ˈend/ noun a situation that has no hope of making progress: Negotiators have reached a dead end in their attempts to find a peaceful solution. 談判者尋求和平解決方案的種種努力已化為泡影。
fix
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/fɪks/ noun informal an awkward or difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a fix with the arrangements. 這樣的安排讓我陷入了窘境。
hornet's nest
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/ˌhɔːr.nɪts ˈnest/ noun a very difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in which a lot of people get very angry and complain: His remarks about the lack of good women tennis players stirred up a (real) hornet's nest. 他那番關於缺少優秀女子網球選手的言論，可真是惹了大麻煩。
hot box
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/ˈhɑːt ˌbɑːks/ noun a difficult situation which you cannot easily escape, where there is a lot of pressure: The company has been forced into a financial hot box. 公司被逼入財政困境之中。
jam
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/dʒæm/ noun informal a difficult situation: I'm in a jam - could you lend me some money till next week? 我手頭有點緊——你能借我一點錢到下周再還嗎？
mire
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/maɪr/ noun literary an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: We must not be drawn into the mire of civil war. 我們一定不能被拖進內戰的泥潭中。
morass
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/məˈræs/ noun something that is extremely complicated and difficult to deal with and makes any progress almost impossible: The morass of rules and regulations is delaying the start of the project. 繁冗的規章制度拖延了專案計劃的啟動。
pass
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/pæs/ noun a difficult or unpleasant condition: If I'd been aware things had reached such a pass, I'd have told the police. 我要是知道事情已到了這步田地，早就報警了。
predicament
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/prəˈdɪk.ə.mənt/ noun formal an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of: She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament. 她希望能從銀行得到一筆貸款以擺脫經濟困境。
quagmire
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/ˈkwæg.maɪr/ noun a difficult and dangerous situation: Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a quagmire of violence and lawlessness. 自政變以來，該國越來越陷入了一種暴力肆虐、法律缺失的境地。
scrape
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/skreɪp/ noun informal a difficult or slightly dangerous situation that you cause by your own silly behaviour: She's always getting into silly scrapes - I wish she'd think before she does things. 她老是做些蠢事——我真希望她做事之前能先考慮一下。
sticky wicket
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/ˌstɪk.i ˈwɪk.ɪt/ noun UK a difficult situation: This is something of a sticky wicket you've got us into. 你令我們陷入困境。
plight
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/plaɪt/ C2 noun an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one: the plight of the poor/homeless 窮人／無家可歸者的困難處境
catastrophe
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/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/ noun a bad situation: The emigration of scientists is a catastrophe for the country. 大量科學家移居國外對這個國家大為不利。
quandary
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/ˈkwɑːn.dri/ noun a state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved: I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about/over which one to accept. 我有兩個工作機會，但不知該接受哪個，真是左右為難。
bed of nails
phrase a difficult situation or way of life
straits
phrase a difficult situation, especially because of financial problems: So many companies are in such dire/difficult straits that their prices have come right down. 許多公司財務狀況極為窘迫，導致其股價直線下跌。
擺脫困境
emergence
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/ɪˈmɝː.dʒəns/ noun the fact of someone or something coming to the end of a difficult period or experience: the country's emergence from bankruptcy 該國從破產的困境中掙脫出來
處於困境
be in a tight corner
phrase to be in a difficult situation
up the creek
phrase informal in trouble: If any more people resign, we'll be really up the creek. 如果再有更多的人辭職，我們真的就麻煩了。
be in difficulties
phrase UK to have problems or be in a difficult situation: A ship is in difficulties off the coast of Ireland. 一艘船在愛爾蘭海岸附近遇到了麻煩。
be in a hole
phrase UK informal to be in a difficult or an embarrassing situation: We've lost the order and we're in a bit of a hole. 我們失去了訂單，因而處境有些困難。
be in a (pretty/right) pickle
phrase old-fashioned to be in a difficult situation
in the hot seat
phrase in a position where you are responsible for important or difficult things
on the ropes
phrase informal doing badly and likely to fail: I think the business is finally on the ropes. 我覺得這家企業最終要垮掉了。
身處困境
be in a tight corner/spot
C2 phrase to be in a difficult situation
深陷困境
in too deep
phrase too involved in a difficult situation
脫離困境
off the hook
phrase If you are off the hook, you have escaped from a difficult situation. John's agreed to go to the meeting in my place so that gets/lets me off the hook. 約翰答應幫我去開會，這樣我就能脫身了。
陷入困境
be up against it
phrase informal to be having or likely to have serious problems or difficulties: With seven members of the team missing, Hull are going to be up against it. 缺了七名隊員，赫爾城隊形勢嚴峻。
up the creek
phrase informal in trouble: If any more people resign, we'll be really up the creek. 如果再有更多的人辭職，我們真的就麻煩了。
be in deep water
phrase to be in or get into serious trouble: The Democrats are in deep water over their plans for tax increases. 民主黨因其加稅計劃而遇上大麻煩。
be in hot water
phrase to be in or get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished: He found himself in hot water over his comments about immigration. 他發現自己針對移民事務發表的那些言論給自己惹上了麻煩。
be trapped
B2 phrase If someone or something is trapped, that person or thing is unable to move or escape from a place or situation. The two men died when they were trapped in a burning building. 這兩名男子因被困在燃燒的大樓裡而喪生。
走出困境
ride (out) the storm
phrase to manage not to be destroyed, harmed, or permanently affected by the difficult situation you experience: The government seems confident that it will ride out the storm. 政府好像很有信心渡過難關。
把自己推入困境
dig yourself into a hole
phrase informal to get yourself into a difficult situation: The party has really dug itself into a hole with its economic policies. 政府的經濟政策的確使自己陷入了困境。
幫助擺脫困境
help (sb) out
B2 phrase If you help out, you do a part of someone's work or give someone money. Her parents helped (her) out with a £500 loan. 她父母借給她500英鎊救急。
幫助脫離困境
bail sb/sth out
phrase to help a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money: She keeps running up huge debts and asking friends to bail her out. 她不斷欠下巨額的債務，最後總是要請朋友們幫忙。
save sb's life
phrase informal to help someone escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation: Thanks for helping me with that report - you saved my life! 謝謝你幫助我完成那個報告——你真是幫了我大忙！
bailout
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/ˈbeɪl.aʊt/ noun the act of helping a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or giving or lending money: Three years of huge losses forced the bank to seek a government bailout. 長達三年的巨額虧損迫使銀行向政府尋求援助。
處於困境的人
mess
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/mes/ noun a person whose life is full of problems they cannot deal with: After the divorce he was a real mess and started drinking too much. 離婚後他潦倒透頂，而且開始酗酒。
處於困境的
beleaguered
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/bɪˈliː.gɚd/ adjective formal having a lot of problems or difficulties: The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps. 新醫療用品的到來深受難民營中已焦頭爛額的醫生們的歡迎。。
處於困境中
in shtook
phrase UK informal in trouble or in a difficult situation: You'll be in shtook if you carry on like that. 如果你繼續這樣下去會惹麻煩的。
處於無法脫身的困境中的
marooned
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/məˈruːnd/ adjective left in a place from which you cannot escape: What would you miss most if you found yourself marooned on a desert island? 如果你發現自己被困於荒島，你最想念的會是甚麼？
處在困境中
be in the soup
phrase old-fashioned informal to be in an unpleasant or difficult situation
將逼入困境
corner
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/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/ verb to force a person or an animal into a place or situation from which they cannot easily escape: Once the police had cornered her in the basement, she gave herself up. 一旦警察把她困在地下室裡，她便束手就擒了。
面臨同樣的困境
be in the same boat
C2 phrase to be in the same unpleasant situation as other people: She's always complaining that she doesn't have enough money, but we're all in the same boat. 她總是抱怨自己的錢不夠用，可是我們的處境都一樣。
三難困境
trilemma
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/traɪˈlem.ə/ noun a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between three different things that you could do, or in which there are three difficult things that must be done: At this time the party faces a public policy trilemma. 此時，這個政黨面臨著公共政策的三難困境。
善於在困境中生存的人
survivor
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/sɚˈvaɪ.vɚ/ noun a person who is able to continue living their life successfully despite experiencing difficulties: He's one of life's survivors. 他是生活的勇者。
使陷入財務困境
squeeze
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/skwiːz/ verb If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems. Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation. 重稅使小企業在財務上捉襟見肘。
使陷入困境
reduce sb to sth
C2 phrase to make someone unhappy or cause someone to be in a bad state or situation: His comments reduced her to tears . 他的話把她氣哭了。
leave sb high and dry
phrase informal to do something that is not at all convenient for someone and puts them in a very difficult situation: They pulled out of the deal at the last minute leaving us high and dry. 他們在最後一刻退出了交易，使我們陷入困境。
land sb in sth
phrase to cause someone to be in a difficult situation: Revealing confidential information to a rival company could land you in serious trouble with your boss. 向競爭對手洩露公司秘密的話，你的老闆不會輕饒了你。
使自己陷入困境
dig yourself into a hole
phrase informal to get yourself into a difficult situation: The party has really dug itself into a hole with its economic policies. 政府的經濟政策的確使自己陷入了困境。
陷入困境的
stuck
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/stʌk/ adjective in a difficult situation, or unable to change or get away from a situation: We'd be stuck if your sister hadn't offered to come over and look after the children tonight. 要不是你姐姐主動願意今晚過來照顧孩子，我們真不知道該怎麼辦。
準備面對困境
batten down the hatches
phrase to prepare for a difficult situation: When you're coming down with flu all you can do is batten down the hatches and wait for it to pass. 患上流感後，你所能做的就是做好心理準備，等它慢慢過去。
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