Hobson's choice
美 [ˌhɑːbsnz ˈtʃɔɪs]英 [ˌhɒbsnz ˈtʃɔɪs]
- n.无选择余地的局面;不得已的选择
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They must take this . It is Hobson 's choice .
他们只能要这一个，没有选择的余地。
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By the time we got to the bar it was Hobson 's choice – white wine or nothing .
我们到达酒吧时，已经没有选择的余地了-除了白葡萄酒以外其它什么也没有。
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Thus , a Hobson 's choice was really no choice .
所以，Hobson’schoice就是根本没有选择。
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One of these expressions is Hobson 's choice .
这些短语其中之一是：霍布森的选择。
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I hate to be caught in this Hobson 's choice : work without salary or lay off .
我讨厌陷入霍布森设置的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。【正译】我讨厌这种没有选择的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。
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As it was raining hard and we were quite hungry we had to have supper at the road-side restaurant , which , both shabby and dirty , was hobson 's choice .
雨下得很大，我们又很饿了，只好在一家路边小饭店吃晚饭，这饭店又破又脏，实在是无奈之举。