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conundrum

英 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəm]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语

复数:conundrums 

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19235 / COCA.14380

牛津词典

    noun

    • 令人迷惑的难题;复杂难解的问题
      a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve
      1. 谜语
        a question, usually involving a trick with words, that you ask for fun

        柯林斯词典

        • N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
          Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
          1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
            在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

        英英释义

        noun

        双语例句

        • Mark mccombe, chief executive at HSBC Global Asset Management, recognises this conundrum.
          汇丰全球资产管理公司(hsbcglobalassetmanagement)总裁麦国彬(markmccombe)承认存在这一难题。
        • This is a conundrum for them.
          这是一个难题了。
        • This conundrum lies at the heart of why our economy is still in the doldrums.
          这一难题是我们的经济现在为何仍处于低迷的核心问题。
        • This year's mutual-fund scoreboard highlights an interesting conundrum about investing in emerging markets.
          年的共同基金业绩情况凸显出投资新兴市场的一个有趣难题。
        • Economists said the surge in inflation also presented Asian central bankers with a conundrum that went against their instincts.
          经济学家表示,通胀飙升还给亚洲各国央行官员带来了一个与其本能相悖的难题。
        • Faith-based institutions appear to offer a solution to the conundrum.
          宗教机构看起来为难题提供了解决方法。
        • That's what they call a conundrum.
          这真是一个难题。
        • Well, it may be elementary, but I have a conundrum.
          唔,也许很简单,不过我有一个难题。
        • Your mind resolves this conundrum by deciding that actually the study was pretty interesting after all.
          你的思维是通过决定其实这个研究毕竟还是十分有趣的来解决这一难题。
        • So what's your answer to this conundrum?
          那么对于这个问题你的答案是什么?