单词hobson-s-choice
网络: 霍布森的选择
As it was raining hard we had to have supper at the road-side restaurant, which, was Hobson"s choice.
雨下得大，我们很饿了，只好在路边小饭店吃晚饭。
I hate to be caught in this Hobson"s choice: work without salary or lay-off.
【误译】我讨厌陷入霍布森设置的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。
Perhaps it was a Hobson"s choice.
也许是不得已的选择吧。
Thus, a Hobson"s choice was really no choice.
因此，霍布森的选择实际上就是别无选择。
This Hobson"s choice[2] is imposing a high cost on both individuals and society.
这个没有选择余地的选择给个人和社会都带来了很大的成本。
Where to put the perimeter security is a Hobson"s choice: put it farther away and you need more bollards;
何处布置这些周边安全设施显得毫无选择余地：放远了就需要更多的护柱；