between scylla and charybdis 中文意思是什麼

between scylla and charybdis 解釋
從二個女妖之間通過 腹背受敵，進退兩難
  • between : adv 當中，中間。 two windows with a door between 兩扇窗戶當中有一扇門。 We could not see the moon...
  • scylla : n. 1. （義大利 Messina 海峽中著名大漩渦 Charybdis 對面的）錫拉巨巖。2. （住在錫拉巨巖上的）六頭十二手的女怪。
  • and : n. 1. 附加條件。2. 〈常 pl. 〉附加細節。
  • charybdis : n. 1. 【希臘神話】女妖。2. （Sicily 島海面的）大旋渦。
  1. That monsieur here is stuck right between scylla and charybdis

    這位先生被夾在錫拉巖礁和卡律布迪斯中間了。
  2. Pete would have preferred to be on good terms with both his wife and his mother, but the effort of pleasing one without offending the other was like steering between scylla and charybdis

    彼得何嘗不想跟妻子和母親都和睦相處呢，可是他試圖討得一方歡心而不致觸怒另一方的努力就像在拉巖石礁和卡律布狄斯大旋渦之間行舟一樣，真是左也不得，右也不行。
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