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catch-22

  • n.
    （因冲突）无法摆脱的困境
复数catch-22's或catch-22s

双语例句

  1. I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job—it's a catch-22 situation.
    我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子—这真是左右为难。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. It's a Catch-22 situation here. Nobody wants to support you until you're successful, but without the support how can you ever be successful?
    这就是一个相互矛盾的困窘。没有人想要支持你除非你已经成功了，但是如果没有人支持，你怎么可能成功呢？
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. This is kind of a catch-22.
    这是一种令人左右为难的局面。

网络短语

  • Catch-22 Joseph Heller
    第22条军规
  • catch 22 problem
    catch问题

同义词

adj.
obsessional
摆脱不了的

英英释义

  • Catch-22 is a satirical, historical fiction, theatre production by the American author Joseph Heller, first produced in 1971 and based on his novel of the same name.