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
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 - 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.- ...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
- ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
英英释义
noun
- a difficult problem
双语例句
- Both hosts and guests face the conundrum of where to change for a black tie event.
主人和客人都面临一个难题:在哪里换上一身出席宴会的服装? - 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。 - But his biggest concern is over what he calls the "Gates conundrum".
不过,他最大的顾虑在于他所谓的“盖茨难题”。 - Well, it may be elementary, but I have a conundrum.
唔,也许很简单,不过我有一个难题。 - In fact, it took me years to figure out this conundrum, but I finally did.
事实上,我用了很多年来思考这个问题,而最终让我做到了。 - 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。 - 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。 - Perhaps the largest conundrum to face MacArthur Fellows is figuring out why they were chosen.
也许麦克阿瑟奖获得者面临的最大难题就是弄清楚为什么选择了他们。 - The solution to this conundrum is obvious once you understand how all the logging pieces fit together.
一旦您了解了所有日志部分如何组合在一起,那么这个问题的解决办法是显而易见的。 - 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。