predicament

1. 今日の単語は predicament ちょっと長めの単語。

Hot job! Pandemic put educators in a predicament and now they’re in demand
Teachers are needed in every province and territory and the shortage also applies to substitutes. The importance of teachers cannot be overstated, and yet across Canada, the pandemic has exposed the cracks in the labour supply for this crucial profession. (from Financial Post)

学校の先生たちもコロナで大きな影響を受けました。

Our plastic predicament – YES, Covid-19 has left behind tonnes of clinical waste in its wake but we need to pay attention to the pile of plastic waste we produce too. Environmental groups believe that more plastic waste is being produced due to the pandemic, be it used masks or food packaging from taking away and delivery. (from The Star)

コロナによっていっそう増えた使い捨て容器。プラスティックやごみ問題は predicament にあります。

She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.

借りる事で解決するんでしょうか。。。

I’m in a bit of a predicament because I’ve accidentally accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night.

こんな時にも使えるんですね、predicament。

The decision will leave her in a peculiar predicament.

その決定は困ります。。。

He demonstrated true gallantry throughout the predicament.

２．では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認しておきます。

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of

an unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve

If you are in a predicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of.

an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.

苦境、窮状、窮地

逃げ出すのが難しい困難な状況

今日の単語は

predicament 苦境

でした

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