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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

        • But it took a Hungarian politician to turn a logical conundrum into a political strategy.
          不过这句话却让一位匈牙利政治家把一句逻辑难题变成了一个政治策略。
        • Cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham explained this conundrum in his 2009 book 'Why Don't Students Like School?
          认知心理学家丹尼尔•威林厄姆(DanielWillingham)在他2009年的《学生缘何不喜欢学校》(Whydon'tStudentsLikeSchool?)一书里解答了这个难题。
        • The conundrum is not limited to leveraged lending institutions.
          遇到这个难题的并不仅限于杠杆贷款机构。
        • 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。
        • More than any other scientific problem the cosmic-expansion conundrum presents scientists with an existential quandary.
          宇宙膨胀之谜给科学家们提供了一个比所有其它科学问题更大的存在难题。
        • So what's your answer to this conundrum?
          那么对于这个问题你的答案是什么?
        • The New York Times recently called in a group of relationship experts to discuss this conundrum.
          前不久,《纽约时报》召集一组情感专家就这一难题展开讨论。
        • The colorful mid-priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility conundrum.
          多色泽、中等价位的iMac的成功还在于它解决了计算机兼容性的难题。
        • What is the way out of this conundrum?
          如何破解这一难题?