cleft stick
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?kleft ?st?k]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?kleft ?st?k]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
英漢例句
- UN troops are in a cleft stick: something has to be done for the civilian population, yet to retaliate would surely be the spark to ignite all-out war. 聯(lián)合國軍隊(duì)進(jìn)退兩難：為了平民不得不采取行動(dòng)，可是還擊勢必會(huì)引發(fā)全面戰(zhàn)爭。
noun
英英字典
- to be in a situation where it is very difficult to decide what to do, usually because both of your two choices of action would cause problems