Word · Frequency #34915
rudderless
/ˈrʌdəlis/
adjective
无指导的；无舵的
without guidance or direction; aimlessly drifting
- 1.
Without a rudder.
无舵
- 2.
Lacking guidance or direction.
缺乏指导或方向的。
无舵；缺乏指导或方向的。；无指导的；无舵的
In use
After the CEO resigned, the company became rudderless.
The political movement was rudderless without a clear leader.
He felt rudderless after graduating from college.
be rudderless
After the scandal, the company was rudderless.
丑闻发生后，公司群龙无首。
a rudderless noun
He described the country as a rudderless ship.
他形容这个国家像一艘无舵的船。
feel rudderless
She felt rudderless after graduating without a plan.
毕业后没有计划，她感到无所适从。
Common mistakes
The company is in a rudderless.The company is rudderless.
“rudderless”是形容词，不能用作名词放在介词“in a”后面；应直接用作表语。
He wandered rudderlessly through the city.He wandered rudderless through the city.
“rudderless”是形容词，其副词形式“rudderlessly”不常用或被视为错误；应保留形容词形式作主语补足语。
Connections
Confusing words
- ruthless
- 无情的 · 词形相近但意义不同：rudderless意为无指导的，ruthless意为残忍的
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