conundrums

英 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

美 [kəˈnʌndrəmz]

n.  令人迷惑的难题; 复杂难解的问题; 谜语
conundrum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 难题;复杂难解的问题
  Aconundrumis a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve.
  1. ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God.
     在善良的上帝创造的世界里存在着邪恶和苦难这一神学之谜

双语例句

• Unfortunately sludge bulking is one of the conundrums of all the traditional and improved activated sludge processes for its poor sludge sedimentation ability.
  但是，不论哪一种改进的活性污泥工艺，污泥膨胀现象一直是困扰人们的难题之一，它的突出问题是污泥沉降性能差。
• But here are a few conundrums: how can newspapers afford high-brow journalism when advertisers shift more and more spending to digital media?
  然而，诸多难题却亟待解决：广告主开始将越来越多的费用投向数字媒体，报纸如何负担格调高雅的新闻工作？
• Conundrums constitute a form of humorous expressions in English.
  英语脑筋急转弯体现了英语幽默语言的特点。
• All told, output and margin conundrums have pushed down return on capital employed to all-time lows.
  总之，产出和利润率的双重困境，将已动用资本回报率（ROCE）推向历史新低。
• It provided many problems often appearing in the long-term judicial practice, many of which are conundrums, hot issues and doubtful matters. This "Judicial Interpretation" provides a legal basis for dealing with these concerns.
  《司法解释》规定的很多问题都是长期司法实践当中所遇到的比较突出的问题，其中很多是难点、热点、疑点问题，《司法解释》为处理这些问题提供了一个法律依据。
• When he came to explain with me upon the doctrines, I found several conundrums which I objected to, unless I might have my way a little too, and introduce some of mine.
  当他正为我说明教义时，我觉得有几点我所反对的疑点，必须增加一些自己的意见。
• With the great changes of social situation, classical pluralism in which Dahl is a main representative has been confronted with more and more conundrums and critiques.
  随着社会形势的变化，以达尔为代表的经典多元主义面临越来越多的难题，也遭致了多方面的批评。
• It is one of the chief tech conundrums of the decade: people are flocking away from desktops and laptops and toward mobile devices, but the mobile-ad economy is terrible.
  它是十年来最困扰业界的技术难题之一：用户正在从台式机和笔记本电脑转向移动设备，但是移动广告的市场表现却惨不忍睹。
• Based on the analysis of the characteristics of conundrums, the semantic approach is introduced and the semantic strategies are summarized.
  基于对英语脑筋急转弯特征的分析，本文提出了从语义学的角度对英语脑筋急转弯进行研究，并对其运用的语义策略进行了归纳总结。
• The situations in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain pose another set of conundrums.
  沙特、也门以及巴林的局势构成了另一组谜题。