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catch-22
释义
n. （因冲突）无法摆脱的困境
变形
catch-22's/catch-22s
复数
例句
1·I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job—it's a catch -22 situation.
我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子—这真是左右为难。
《牛津词典》
2·It's a Catch -22 situation here. Nobody wants to support you until you're successful, but without the support how can you ever be successful?
这就是一个相互矛盾的困窘。没有人想要支持你除非你已经成功了，但是如果没有人支持，你怎么可能成功呢？
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·This is kind of a catch -22 .
这是一种令人左右为难的局面。
同义词
adj.
摆脱不了的
obsessional
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