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verb + helplessly
副词放在动词后，强调动作进行时的那种无能为力。
He shrugged helplessly when the computer crashed again.
电脑再次崩溃时，他无助地耸耸肩。
无能为力地；无助地
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无能为力地；无助地
in a helpless manner
He shrugged helplessly when the computer crashed again.
电脑再次崩溃时，他无助地耸耸肩。
没有保护或帮助。
Without protection or assistance.
没有自助能力。
Without the ability to help oneself.
没有主动反应的能力。
Without the ability to react actively.
She watched helplessly as her phone slipped from her hand into the river.
她只能无助地看着手机从手中滑落，掉进河里。
The puppy looked up at us helplessly, too small to climb out of the box.
小狗无助地抬头看着我们，太小了，爬不出箱子。
He stood helplessly by while the argument grew louder and louder.
他只能无助地站在一旁，听着争吵声越来越大。
副词放在动词后，强调动作进行时的那种无能为力。
He shrugged helplessly when the computer crashed again.
电脑再次崩溃时，他无助地耸耸肩。
副词放在动词前同样自然，语气更连贯。
She helplessly watched the train pull away.
她无助地看着火车驶离。
用于被动结构或形容词性过去分词前，表示处于无法挣脱的状态。
The bird was helplessly caught in the plastic net.
那只鸟无助地被缠在塑料网里。
Not this
I felt helplessly when my phone was stolen.
Use this
I felt helpless when my phone was stolen.
feel 是系动词，后接形容词作表语，不用副词。helplessly 只能修饰动词或整个句子，不能描述主语的状态。
Not this
She smiled helpfully, not knowing what to do.
Use this
She smiled helplessly, not knowing what to do.
helpfully（有帮助地）与 helplessly（无助地）词缀相反、语义相反。语境“不知道该怎么办”要求的是 helplessly，用 helpfully 会让句子意思矛盾。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
无可救药地坠入爱河
She fell helplessly in love with her colleague.
她无可救药地爱上了她的同事。
无助地看着
We could only helplessly watch as the flames spread.
我们只能无助地看着火势蔓延。
完全依赖地
For months he was helplessly dependent on his parents.
几个月来他完全依赖父母。
忍不住大笑
Everyone was helplessly laughing at the silly joke.
大家听了这个愚蠢的笑话都忍不住大笑。
无助地被困住
They found themselves helplessly trapped in the collapsed mine.
他们发现自己无助地被困在塌陷的矿井里。
彻底坠入爱河，无法自拔
She fell helplessly in love with her colleague.
她无可救药地爱上了她的同事。
死心塌地地效忠于
He is helplessly devoted to his family.
他对家人死心塌地。
深陷其中，无法自拔
After the first episode, I was helplessly hooked on the series.
看完第一集后，我就深陷这部剧无法自拔。
出自 Crosby, Stills & Nash 的歌曲《Helplessly Hoping》：无助地期盼着她的丑角在附近徘徊，等待着一句话。
She looked at him helplessly, not knowing what to say.
她无助地看着他，不知道该说些什么。
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helplessly 里有 help（帮助），但后面跟着 less（无），合起来就是“没人帮得上忙”，只能 helplessly 无助地待在原地。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 该词为中性表达，日常口语和书面语中都较常见，通常表示“无助地、无能为力地”；正式程度不高不低，按语境选用即可。
这些词都以 -lessly 结尾，且弱读音节都读 /ləsli/；但它们与 helplessly 并不押韵，因为重读音节及后面的辅音不同（如 helplessly /ˈhɛlpləsli/ 与 carelessly /ˈkɛrləsli/、recklessly /ˈrɛkləsli/）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.