Rock and a hardoudd place.
[英语成语] ROCK AND A HARDOUDD PLACE. — 学习英语习语:如何在困境中作决策
进退维谷。
“Rock and a hard place”描述了一个人处于两难境地,无论选择哪一边,结果都可能不理想。这个习语来源于矿工在狭窄空间工作时的困境,类似中文里的“进退两难”。
示例句子
We’re between a rock and a hard place with this decision.
我们在这个决定上进退两难。
Choosing between the two jobs put him between a rock and a hard place.
在两个工作之间选择让他陷入了两难境地。
Caught between a rock and a hard place, she had to decide between moving for a job and staying close to family.
进退两难,她不得不在为了工作搬家和留在家人身边之间做出决定。