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helpless + against + noun
The villagers were helpless against the flood.
村民们面对洪水无能为力。
无助的；无能为力的；无依无靠的
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无助的；无能为力的；无依无靠的
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
The villagers were helpless against the flood.
村民们面对洪水无能为力。
无法自卫
Unable to defend oneself.
缺乏力量或权力的
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
缺乏帮助；无能为力
Lacking help; powerless.
无法运作；无助的
unable to function; without help
She felt helpless when she realized she had left her wallet at home.
当她意识到把钱包忘在家里时，她感到无能为力。
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The rescue team found the helpless dog trapped under the fallen tree.
救援队发现那只无助的狗被困在倒下的树下。
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The old woman looked helpless as she tried to cross the busy street.
那位老妇人试着穿过繁忙的街道时，显得很无助。
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lying ill and helpless
卧病在床,无助无力
WordNet
The villagers were helpless against the flood.
村民们面对洪水无能为力。
He felt helpless in the face of such injustice.
面对如此不公，他感到无助。
She felt helpless when her son got sick.
儿子生病时她感到无助。
The injury left him helpless.
伤势使他束手无策。
Not this
I feel hopeless in this situation.
Use this
I feel helpless in this situation.
混淆了 helpless 和 hopeless，helpless 强调无法自助，而 hopeless 强调没有希望。此处应表示‘无能为力’而非‘绝望’。
Not this
I am helplessness.
Use this
I am helpless.
误将名词 helplessness 用作形容词，应使用形容词 helpless 作表语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
无助的受害者
The police found the helpless victim tied up in the basement.
警察在地下室发现了被捆绑的无助受害者。
无助的感觉
She had a helpless feeling when she realized she couldn't reach her family.
当她意识到联系不上家人时，她感到一种无助。
无助的处境
He found himself in a helpless situation with no way out.
他发现自己处于一种无法摆脱的无助处境。
无助的孩子
The organization provides shelter for helpless children orphaned by the war.
该组织为因战争而成为孤儿的无助儿童提供庇护所。
受制于，任凭……摆布
The small country was helpless in the hands of the invading army.
这个小国受制于入侵的军队，无力反抗。
笑得无法自制
The comedian's jokes left the audience helpless with laughter.
喜剧演员的笑话让观众笑得无法自制。
我是如此无助，你让我无法呼吸
From the song 'Helpless' in the musical Hamilton, sung by Eliza Hamilton.
出自音乐剧《汉密尔顿》中的歌曲《Helpless》，由艾丽莎·汉密尔顿演唱。
你知道，我并不无助。
From the movie Titanic, Rose says this to Jack.
出自电影《泰坦尼克号》，罗斯对杰克说的话。
Use helpless naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“help less”（帮助少），当需要帮助却得不到时，就是“无助的”状态。
通常用于描述缺乏力量或支援的状态，在正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
Useless, homeless, restless, and endless share the same stressed vowel and following sounds (/lɪs/) as helpless. Unless and bless are spelling lookalikes but sound different: unless has /ənˈles/ and bless has /blɛs/.
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