英文单词:Catch-22

中文含义:

1. 相互矛盾的规定或条件(尤指无法解决的冲突)

2. 无法逃避的进退两难境地

英语词性:

noun

美式音标:

ˈkætʃˌtwɛn.tiˈtuː

同义词:

double bind, dilemma

易混淆单词:

catchphrase

双语例句:

1. The company was in a Catch-22 situation: they needed to expand to survive, but they couldn’t expand without access to more capital.

这家公司陷入了进退两难的境地:他们需要扩大以生存,但没有更多资本投入,他们无法扩张。

2. She was in a Catch-22 with her job: she needed experience to get promoted, but she couldn’t get promoted without experience.

她在工作中处境困难:她需要经验才能得到晋升,但没有晋升又无法获得经验。