helplessness

[英] [ˈhelplɪsnɪs] [美] [ˈh ɛlplɪsnɪs] 生词本

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 无助的;无力量的;无能力的;不由自主的 If you are helpless, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself. 
  • Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears...

    父母经常感到无能为力,因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。

  • Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything...

    孩子们已奄奄一息,而我却无力做任何事情。

  • Once aboard we were soon helpless with laughter at the absurdity of it...

    一上飞机我们就按捺不住,大笑起这事的荒唐。

helplessly
  • Their son watched helplessly as they vanished beneath the waves.

    他们的儿子无助地看着他们消失在大浪中。

helplessness
  • I remember my feelings of helplessness.

    我记得自己无能为力的感觉。

Noun

1. powerlessness revealed by an inability to act;

  • "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active"

2. the state of needing help from something

3. a feeling of being unable to manage

心理学

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  • 1.无助
1. A feeling of utter helplessness washed over him.
一种全然无助的感觉涌上他的心头。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Jim signaled his helplessness to Mary to leave the party.
吉姆无法从宴会脱身时,他向玛丽使了个眼色,表示无可奈何。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The incident left me with a sense of helplessness.
这次事件使我产生一种无能为力,听天由命的感觉。

来自《简明英汉词典》