powerless

英['paʊələs] 美['paʊərləs]
  • adj. 无力的;无权的;无效能的
Adjective:
  1. lacking power

1. They feel scared and powerless in conveyor-belt hospital wards.
在千篇一律的病房里,他们感到恐惧而又无能为力。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.
尽管没有正式的权力,贵族阶层并非没有权势。

来自柯林斯例句

3. If you don't have money, you're powerless.
如果你没有钱,就寸步难行。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
他表示同情,但爱莫能助。

来自柯林斯例句

5. 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。

来自《权威词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. They were not always so powerless.
      他们不总是这么无力的。
    2. It is a spiritual disease that leaves us weak and powerless.
      它是一种使我们软弱和无力的一种精神疾病。