powerless 详细解释

powerless

['pauəlis]

adj. 无力的, 无权的, 无效能的

a.[Z]

1. 无力量的, 软弱的

2. 无权力的; 无能力的[F][+to-v]

I was powerless to prevent the accident.

我无力阻止事故的发生。

词形变化

副词: powerlessly | 名词: powerlessness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.无力的; 无权势的

helpless  defenseless  weak  

同义参见:

prostrate  feeble  ineffectual  

反义:

a.无力量的; (常接不定式)无权力的

strong  effective  powerful  

英英释义

形容词 powerless:

lacking power

补充

powerlesspowerless英:[ˈpauəlis] 美:[ˈpaʊəlɪs]adj.1.无权力的; 无力量的2.对某事无能为力的

例句

1. If you don't have money, you're powerless.没钱寸步难行。 2. political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless使女性一直处于贫穷弱势境况的政治经济体系 3. Firewalls are often powerless against spyware.防火墙经常无力防御间谍软件。 4. Many people feel powerless in the face of violence.很多人在面对暴力时感到无可奈何。 5. He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.他表示同情, 但爱莫能助。 6. People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it.每天都有人被杀, 而我却无力阻止。 7. troops were powerless to stop last night's shooting.部队无力阻止昨晚的枪战。 8. I stood and watched him struggle, powerless to help.我站着，眼巴巴看着他挣扎却无力救助。 9. powerless victims无能为力的受害者 10. She felt powerless [=helpless] lying in the hospital bed.躺在医院的病床上，她感到很无助。 11. He felt powerless against the rumors that people were spreading about him.面对人们四处散播的关于他的谣言，他感到无能为力。 12. Studies show that people are not powerless to prevent heart disease.研究显示人们对预防心脏疾病并不是无计可施。

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