Câu hỏi:

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The expression “out of the frying pan and into the fire” means to go from one dilemma to a worse one.

A. situation                 

B. predicament             

Đáp án chính xác

C. solution                    

D. embarrassment

Trả lời:

verified Giải bởi Vietjack

Giải thích: dilemma (n): thế lưỡng nan, thế khó xử

situation (n) : tình thế, tình hình                                  predicament (n) : tình trạng khó xử

solution (n) : giải pháp                                                 embarrassment (n): sự lúng túng

=> dilemma = predicament

Tạm dịch: Cụm từ "out of the frying pan and into the fire" có nghĩa là đi từ tình thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan này sang một tình huống tiến thoái lưỡng nan khác còn tệ hơn.

Chọn đáp án là : B

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