conundrums

英 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语
conundrum的复数

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

双语例句

• More innovative approaches are required to tackle social conundrums and to clear paths for progress.
  需要更具创新性的手段从而应对社会难题和为进步扫清道路。
• Conundrums constitute a form of humorous expressions in English.
  英语脑筋急转弯体现了英语幽默语言的特点。
• What prompts the formation of conundrums?
  是什么促使的脑筋急转弯的生成？
• Even the gurus who position themselves as the embodiment of Old World civility feel obliged to tackle 21st-century conundrums.
  即使是那些古典礼仪专家们也感到自己有责任来解答21世纪的新难题。
• There has been a rush to align systems, capture clients, clarify rules, navigate long-running tax disputes and resolve legal conundrums before the launch.
  沪港通启动之前，各方一直忙着对接系统、争取客户、澄清规则、厘清长久以来的税收争议，以及解决法律难题。
• But here are a few conundrums: how can newspapers afford high-brow journalism when advertisers shift more and more spending to digital media?
  然而，诸多难题却亟待解决：广告主开始将越来越多的费用投向数字媒体，报纸如何负担格调高雅的新闻工作？
• When he came to explain with me upon the doctrines, I found several conundrums which I objected to, unless I might have my way a little too, and introduce some of mine.
  当他正为我说明教义时，我觉得有几点我所反对的疑点，必须增加一些自己的意见。
• With five parties now the norm in German legislatures, such conundrums will surely become more common.
  以如今五个政党在立法院的议席份额来看，以后类似的难题将会更加普遍。
• All told, output and margin conundrums have pushed down return on capital employed to all-time lows.
  总之，产出和利润率的双重困境，将已动用资本回报率（ROCE）推向历史新低。
• Based on the analysis of the characteristics of conundrums, the semantic approach is introduced and the semantic strategies are summarized.
  基于对英语脑筋急转弯特征的分析，本文提出了从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行研究，并对其运用的语义策略进行了归纳总结。