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between the devil and the deep blue sea
释义
左右为难，进退两难：形容处于两个坏境或两个不利的选择之间，无法做出决定。
例句
1·He was hanging over the side of the ship, working between the devil and the deep blue sea .
他被悬吊在船侧，工作在“去见恶魔与跳入大海的境地”。
2·On the subject of cigarette smoking to prevent Parkinson's disease, it is like being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea .
在吸烟预防帕金森病这个问题上，人们面临两难抉择。
3·His enemy was close behind him, and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea , he hesitated.
敌人就在背后，而前面横跨在深谷之上的桥已经腐朽不堪，摇摇晃晃。他处在两难之中，犹豫了起来。
同义词
进退维谷；左右为难
in a boxon the horns of a dilemma
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