单词 | conundrum |
释义 | conundrum (kənʌndrəm ) Word forms: conundrums countable noun A conundrum is a problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve. [formal] ...this theological conundrum of the existence of evil and suffering in a world created by a good God. [+ of] Synonyms: puzzle, problem, riddle, enigma Collocations: ethical conundrum We are simply turning a blind eye and replacing one ethical conundrum with another. Times, Sunday Times By the time they are grown up the ethical conundrum of meat may have been solved. Times, Sunday Times Giving birth to your own grandchild sounds like the sort of ethical conundrum we shouldn't need to worry about until we invent time travel. Times, Sunday Times Quite apart from the technical hurdles, which are legion, there are ethical conundrums too. Times, Sunday Times There are tricky ethical conundrums involved in banks compiling ostensibly objective market benchmarks. Times, Sunday Times Might his unprecedented money-making raise something of a moral conundrum? Times, Sunday Times I definitely wanted to involve moral conundrums. The Sun Courtroom dramas always grip audiences because they get to the heart of the great moral conundrums over guilt and innocence. Times, Sunday Times Written with authority and insight, this book delivers a top domestic noir and creates two brilliantly intricate characters and a host of fascinating moral conundrums. The Sun Commenting on contemporary moral conundrums she applies natural law thinking to questions about the family, life and death, and the limits of legal regulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As she continued, it was like a great scholar grappling with a major philosophical conundrum. Times,Sunday Times The philosophical conundrum put my brain in a spin. Times, Sunday Times Let us simply remember the ancient philosophical conundrum: if a celebrity falls over in a forest and no one photographs it, did it happen? Times, Sunday Times Time to re-evaluate, perhaps, the old philosophical conundrum. Times, Sunday Times Well, it's an interesting philosophical conundrum, isn't it? Times, Sunday Times The conditions may present a conundrum for both captains. Times, Sunday Times Whiplash presents the conundrum in its strictest term. Times, Sunday Times He said that the schemes presented a conundrum for central government. Times, Sunday Times His game presents a conundrum for an opposing captain. Times, Sunday Times Analysis of the soil around the pits proved the theory, but also presented a conundrum, as they were bigger than anything thought possible for the 8th century. Times, Sunday Times Will a last-minute return, clinging to pullulating bags of time in a shopping trolley, solve the conundrum? Times, Sunday Times Someone somewhere must also solve the conundrum of what to do if you don't have a garage. Times, Sunday Times Attending virtual events and building your network online are ways to use technology to solve this conundrum. Times, Sunday Times If he cannot solve this conundrum, he may judge that the investment bank would be better cut adrift. Times, Sunday Times Together they wanted to solve the conundrum of how young players combine the substantial demands of tennis with education and decided to put everything on one campus. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 难题 Japanese: 難問 |
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