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double bind
英音 [ ˌdʌbl ˈbaɪnd ]
美音 [ ˌdʌbl ˈbaɪnd ]
释义
两难境地：指无论你采取什么行动，都无法避免不愉快的结果。
例句
1·If he eats the cake, it could kill him; if he refuses it, it will make his wife angry and she will reject him: a double bind .
如果他吃了蛋糕，它足可以要了他的命；如果他拒绝这么做，就会激怒太太而且她就会拒绝接纳他：一个双重约束。
2·Women are caught in a double bind , marginalized in the community if they are not wives and mothers, under excessive pressure to be perfect if they are.
妇女们处于进退两难的境地：若不结婚生子会被社会边缘化，但要两全其美则压力重重。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·'This is something of a double bind as they have to say' yes'.
当他们说是的时候就会是双重约束。
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