On the horns of a dilemma nghĩa là gì

Tiếng Anh[sửa]

Cách phát âm[sửa]

• IPA: /də.ˈlɛ.mə/
  
  Hoa Kỳ[də.ˈlɛ.mə]

Danh từ[sửa]

dilemma /də.ˈlɛ.mə/

1. Song đề.
2. Thế tiến lui đều khó, thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan, tình trạng khó xử. between (on) the horns of a dilemma — ở trong thế tiến lui đều khó to be put into (reduced to) a dilemma — bị đặt vào thế khó xử

Đồng nghĩa[sửa]

• quandary

Tham khảo[sửa]

• "dilemma", Hồ Ngọc Đức, Dự án Từ điển tiếng Việt miễn phí (chi tiết) Joe found himself on the horns of a dilemma; if he went to work, he'd miss seeing Mary; if he stayed out, he'd he too broke to take her anywhere.

dilemma

dilemma see horns of a dilemma, on the.

horns of a dilemma, on the

horns of a dilemma, on the Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives. For example, I'm on the horns of a dilemma: if I sell the house now I have no place to live, but if I wait I may not get as good a price.

: in a situation in which one has to choose between things that are unpleasant or undesirable

Examples of on the horns of a dilemma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Russia is on the horns of a dilemma with no easy answer. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023 Still, dealing with reality puts U.S. companies on the horns of a dilemma. —Ram Charan, Fortune, 31 May 2022

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“On the horns of a dilemma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horns%20of%20a%20dilemma. Accessed 11 Jan. 2024.

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On The Horn of a dilemma là gì?

đứng giữa; xen vào, can thiệp vào (để điều đình, hoà giải...)

In a real Dilemma là gì?

𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 (ở trong tình huống khó xử).