unenviable

形容词 unenviable:

1. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
   同义词：awkward, embarrassing, sticky
2. so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy

1. He was in the unenviable position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.
   他已陷於进退维谷的地步，不是坐牢就是流放，必须在两者间做出抉择。