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be rudderless
After the scandal, the company was rudderless.
丑闻发生后，公司群龙无首。
无指导的；无舵的
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无指导的；无舵的
without guidance or direction; aimlessly drifting
After the scandal, the company was rudderless.
丑闻发生后，公司群龙无首。
无舵
Without a rudder.
缺乏指导或方向的。
Lacking guidance or direction.
After the CEO resigned, the company became rudderless.
首席执行官辞职后，公司变得没有方向。
The political movement was rudderless without a clear leader.
没有明确的领导人，这场政治运动失去了方向。
He felt rudderless after graduating from college.
大学毕业后，他感到无所适从。
After the scandal, the company was rudderless.
丑闻发生后，公司群龙无首。
He described the country as a rudderless ship.
他形容这个国家像一艘无舵的船。
She felt rudderless after graduating without a plan.
毕业后没有计划，她感到无所适从。
Not this
The company is in a rudderless.
Use this
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。
Not this
He wandered rudderlessly through the city.
Use this
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。
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