| 釋義 |
進退兩難進退維谷jìn tuì liǎng nánbe stranded; be between Scylla and Charybdis; be between the devil and the deep sea; be difficult to advance or retreat (/to go forward or back/to proceed or draw back); be in a dilemma (/in a quandary/in a cleft stick/in a tight box /in a nice fix /in a nice hobble/in chancery/on the horns of a dilemma/up a tree); have (/hold) a wolf by the ears; at a plunge; get into the hat ; stand at a nonplus; be on the rocks
? 孔明曰： “既主公在涪關(guān)～之際，亮不得不去。”(《三國演義》545) Then Kongming said，“I must go to help our lord; he is hemmed in at the Pass and cannot move.”/揭諦道： “唐僧在蛇盤山鷹愁陡澗失了馬，急得孫大圣～?！?(《西游記》204)“The Tang monk lost his horse at the Eagle Grief Stream of the Serpent Coil Mountain，” said the Guardian，“and the Great Sage Sun was placed in a terrible dilemma.”/王倫當初苦苦相留，俺卻不曾落草，如今臉上又添了金印，卻去投奔他時，好沒志氣。因此躊躇未決，～。(《水滸全傳》191) Wang Lun pleaded with me to stay,but I didn’t want to become an outlaw.I’m not going to look very gallant if I join him now,when I have the tattoo of the criminal on my face.That’s why I’ve been hesitating.I can’t make up my mind.
? 我呢？董家源賣掉了，三兄弟分了家，每人所得無幾，妻室兒女四五口，將來吃什么啦？真是～。(李六如《六十年的變遷》Ⅰ—112) As for me,I have no farm,and very few savings since what little mother left was divided between my brothers and myself. I can’t even imagine now what my family of five are going to live on through the long years to come. Indeed,I am in a difficult situation.
? 她站在那兒～，就沒有開口。(周而復《上海的早晨》Ⅰ—282) She stood there in a quandary,not saying a word.
? 呆子又不敢上他門，又沒人看守馬匹、行李，果是～，愴惶不已。(《西游記》283)Idiot dared not approach the cave,since there was no one else to guard the horse and the luggage. Deeply distressed and not knowing what to do.
? 人亦有言，“進退維谷”。(《詩經(jīng)·大雅·桑柔》)“Advance! Retreat!”thus people say: “There’s equal danger either way.” 進退兩難jìn tuì liǎnɡ nán不能前進，也不能后退。比喻處境非常困難。have(hold) a wolf by the ears, in a deft stick, be unable to advance and unable to retreat, be in a dilemma, up a tree, up the pole, up the creek, advance or recede equally difficult |