If he eats the cake, it could kill him; if he refuses it, it will make his wife angry and she will reject him: a double bind.

如果他吃了蛋糕，它足可以要了他的命；如果他拒绝这么做，就会激怒太太而且她就会拒绝接纳他：一个双重约束。

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'This is something of a double bind as they have to say' yes'.

当他们说是的时候就会是双重约束。

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The non-helpers appeared to be caught in a double bind that locked them up.

不帮忙的人似乎处于一个“双重境地”的束缚中。

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When it sees that sequence in a double stranded DNA it will bind there and it will cut.

当它在双链DNA中发现这个序列,就会与之结合并切割

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