jìn​tuì​shī​jù

at a loss

Senses

进退失据/ 進退失據 jìn​tuì​shī​jù at a loss

verb · to be in a hopeless situation or unable to determine a course of action

面对突如其来的财务危机,他感到进退失据,完全不知该如何应对。

进退失据/ 進退失據 jìn​tuì​shī​jù dilemma

verb · a predicament where there is no room to either advance or retreat

在险峻的峡谷中,探险队因为道路中断而陷入了进退失据的境地。

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