困境的英文：
predicament
in difficulty

参考例句：

A corporate swamp
共同的困境

On the rocks; with ice;in difficulty
加冰块;困境

The economy was floundering.
经济深陷困境。

An awkward or perplexing situation;a predicament.
困境令人难堪或困窘的形势；窘境。

He is in a catch-22 situation.
他正处于一种不可摆脱的困境之中。

They have to flounder in a morass of contradictions.
他们不得不在矛盾重重的困境中挣扎。

They have to flounder in a morass of contradictions
他们不得不在矛盾重重的困境中挣扎。

Leave(an opponent)in a difficult position when playing snooker
(玩落袋台球游戏时)使(对手)处于困境.

They complain of being in a catch-22 situation.
他们抱怨他们处在一种摆脱不了的困境。

One wondered if the doubters understand the depth of Wisconsin's economic quandary.
人们不禁要问，这些持怀疑论者是否真正理解威斯康星所面临的经济困境的严重性。

predicament是什么意思：
n. 窘况，困境；状态

They tried to weasel out of the predicament.
他门试图摆脱这种困境。

No one knew of our impending arrival much less of our mission or predicament
谁也不知道我们马上就要到达，更不知道我们的使命和困境。

She broke off abruptly and laughed merrily at her predicament
她突然住了嘴，为自己的狼狈处境快活地笑了。

And yet the ex-president's existential predicament remains
然而，这位前总统现在的处境依旧尴尬。

This may find Bush in a parallel predicament unto Nixon in the year ahead.
这将使布什在明年陷入同尼克松类似的困境中。

difficulty是什么意思：
n. 困难，艰难；难点，难事，困境；异议，反对，争论

I appreciate your difficulties.
我理解你的困难。

No difficulty can overwhelm us.
困难压不倒我们。

Inevitably, the proposal is running into difficulties.
提案意料之中地遭遇了麻烦。

The article spotlights the difficulties of the handicapped.
这篇文章突出报导了残疾人的困难。

These difficulties are intrinsic to such a situation.
这是这种情势下固然会有的困难。