between scylla and charybdis

[biˈtwi:n ˈsilə ænd kəˈribdis]
  • adv.

    腹背受敌,进退两难;

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1、

The vicious bandits had to put up a desperate struggle and be killed or to give up and be executed; they were between Scylla and Charybdis.

这伙凶残的匪徒已别无选择,他们要么负隅顽抗而身亡,要么投降而受正法;他们已是身陷绝境中。

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2、

The result, he said, was to put writers and directors "between Scylla and Charybdis-between censorship or self-censorship."

他说,结果是将剧作家和导演们置于“腹背受敌的境地,既要接受审查,又要自我审查”。

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3、

He between Scylla and Charybdis, for his company had betrayed him.

他的同伴背叛了他,至使他腹背受敌.

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