沉淀汉英词典

cleft stick

C 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌkleft ˈstɪk]
  • 美式音标 [ˌkleft ˈstɪk]
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英汉例句

    noun

  • 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. 聯郃國軍隊進退兩難：爲了平民不得不採取行動，可是還擊勢必會引發全麪戰爭。

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • 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