powerless

US [ˈpaʊrləs]
UK [ˈpaʊə(r)ləs]
  • adj.无能为力；无影响力的；无权的
  • Web无力的；无能为力的；软弱的

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powerless
adj.
1.
无影响力的；无权的without power to control or to influence sb/sth
powerless minorities
弱势的少数族群
When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them.
敌人进攻的时候，我们毫无抵御能力。
2.
~ to do sth
无能为力completely unable to do sth
I saw what was happening, but I was powerless to help.
我眼看着事情发生，却无力相助。

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AllAll,无能为力无能为力,无影响力的无影响力的,无权的无权的,无力的无力的,无能为力的无能为力的,软弱的软弱的
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1.
It was an extraordinary confrontation between the country's most dominant figure and a powerless but insistent adversary.
这真是一场非同寻常的对决，在权倾一国的大人物与无权无势但不屈不挠的异见人士之间展开。
zhè zhēn shì yī chǎng fēi tóng xún cháng de duì jué , zài quán qīng yī guó de dà rén wù yǔ wú quán wú shì dàn bù qū bù náo de yì jiàn rén shì zhī jiān zhǎn kāi 。
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2.
As if she was watching an accident in slow motion. She knew it would happen, but was powerless to stop it.
就好像她正在目睹一场慢动作上演的事故。她知道要出事，却无力去阻止。
jiù hǎo xiàng tā zhèng zài mù dǔ yī chǎng màn dòng zuò shàng yǎn de shì gù 。 tā zhī dào yào chū shì , què wú lì qù zǔ zhǐ 。
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3.
Again, I felt powerless and frustrated, facing the reality that there was no one to help me.
面对没有人能帮助我这个事实，我再一次感到无力和沮丧。
miàn duì méi yǒu rén néng bāng zhù wǒ zhè ge shì shí , wǒ zài yī cì gǎn dào wú lì hé jǔ sàng 。
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4.
Powerlessness is a state of mind. If you think you are powerless, you are.
无能为力是一种精神状态。如果你觉得自己无能为力，你就是无能为力。
wú néng wéi lì shì yī zhǒng jīng shén zhuàng tài 。 rú guǒ nǐ jué de zì jǐ wú néng wéi lì , nǐ jiù shì wú néng wéi lì 。
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Panic over Bear's position spread with stunning speed, leaving the bank's executives powerless to respond as money poured out the door.
对贝尔斯登处境的恐慌情绪以惊人速度蔓延，随着大量资金不断流出，该银行高管变得束手无策。
duì bèi ěr sī dēng chǔ jìng de kǒng huāng qíng xù yǐ jīng rén sù dù màn yán , suí zhe dà liàng zī jīn bú duàn liú chū , gāi yín háng gāo guǎn biàn de shù shǒu wú cè 。
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6.
In primitive times, nature appeared to be a mysterious and formidable force and men found themselves powerless in the face of it.
在原始时代，大自然好象是一种神秘可怕的力量，人们在它面前显得无能为力。
zài yuán shǐ shí dài , dà zì rán hǎo xiàng shì yī zhǒng shén mì kě pà de lì liang , rén men zài tā miàn qián xiǎn de wú néng wéi lì 。
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Democrats, meanwhile, are behaving as if they are powerless to affect the economy, even though a Democrat occupies the White House.
同时，民主党人表现得就像他们没有力量影响经济一样，尽管总统是民主党人。
tóng shí , mín zhǔ dǎng rén biǎo xiàn de jiù xiàng tā men méi yǒu lì liang yǐng xiǎng jīng jì yí yàng , jǐn guǎn zǒng tǒng shì mín zhǔ dǎng rén 。
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The temptation is to see this as a plague visited on the region from outside, which its governments are powerless to resist or cure.
诱惑是将其看作来自外部，袭击这一地区的天灾，对此政府无力抵抗或是消解。
yòu huò shì jiāng qí kàn zuò lái zì wài bù , xí jī zhè yī dì qū de tiān zāi , duì cǐ zhèng fǔ wú lì dǐ kàng huò shì xiāo jiě 。
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9.
We like the needle on the surface, keep turning, turn, a time left in a hurry, powerless.
我们像是表面上的针，不竭的转动，一面转，一面看着时间仓皇离去，却无能为力。
wǒ men xiàng shì biǎo miàn shàng de zhēn , bù jié de zhuǎn dòng , yí miàn zhuǎn , yí miàn kàn zhe shí jiān cāng huáng lí qù , què wú néng wéi lì 。
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10.
Ulic, powerless, dropped from sight. He fled from his pasts and went into hiding.
失去力量的乌立克悄悄离开，躲避他的过去而躲藏起来。
shī qù lì liang de wū lì kè qiāo qiāo lí kāi , duǒ bì tā de guò qù ér duǒ cáng qǐ lái 。
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