be in a fix be at a nonplus be hard put to it be in a cleft stick
The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited.
反动当局弄得进退维谷,不得人心。
—— 给力词典精选The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?
这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢?还是应该及早逃命?
—— 柯林斯例句Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself.
尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷, 然而他依然噤若寒蝉。
—— 辞典例句I was torn between the two alternatives.
我面对两种选择进退维谷不知何去何从。
—— 辞典例句When Hurstwood got back to his office again he was in a greater quandary than ever.
赫斯渥回到办公室以后,感到更加进退维谷。
—— 给力词典精选