进退维谷怎么用
[Photo/Pexels]“进退维谷”,意思是无论是进还是退,都是处在困境之中,维相当于“是”,谷比喻“困境”。
与“进退两难”同义,可以翻译为“be thrown into a dilemma”。
与英文习语“between a rock and a hard place;between the devil and the deep blue sea”意思相近,表示“between two equally difficult or unacceptable choices”。
例句:我下不了决心,陷入了进退维谷的境地。
I couldn't make up my mind. I was caught between a rock and a hard place.他显然进退维谷。
He was clearly between the devil and the deep blue sea.当你不得不在事业和感情之间做出选择时,真的是进退两难。