put sb. on (或upon) the spot使某人處于難堪地位;為難某人 between a rock and a hard place左右為難,進退兩難 the horns of a dilemma左右為難的處境 in a pickle在困境中 in a tight spot在困境中,在窘境中 in the middle夾在中間,左右為難 between two fires遭兩面夾攻 between the devil and the deep blue sea進退兩難 between Scylla and Charybdis腹背受敵,進退兩難 between the hammer and the anvil腹背受敵,被兩面夾攻 Hobson’s choice無選擇余地的選擇 catch-22叫人左右為難的規(guī)定 |