powerless

英 [ˈpaʊələs]

美 [ˈpaʊərləs]

adj.  无影响力的; 无权的; 无能为力

Collins.1 / BNC.8511 / COCA.9305

牛津词典

adj.

• 无影响力的；无权的
  without power to control or to influence sb/sth
  1. powerless minorities
     弱势的少数族群
  2. 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。
• 无能为力
  completely unable to do sth
  1. I saw what was happening, but I was powerless to help.
     我眼看着事情发生，却无力相助。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无权力的；无影响力的
  Someone who ispowerlessis unable to control or influence events.
  1. If you don't have money, you're powerless.
     如果你没有钱，就寸步难行。
  2. ...political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless.
     致使女性一直贫穷且没有权力的政治经济体系
• ADJ-GRADED 无能为力的；做不到的
  If you arepowerless todo something, you are completely unable to do it.
  1. People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it...
     每天都有人被杀，而我却无力阻止。
  2. He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
     他表示同情，但爱莫能助。

英英释义

adj

• lacking power

双语例句

• People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it
  每天都有人被杀，而我却无力阻止。
• 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。
• Prisoners are powerless and helpless creatures.
  囚犯都是些无权无势和无依无靠的家伙。
• It was blatant seduction, but he was powerless to stop himself.
  这是太粗俗的诱惑了，可以他没法阻止他自己。
• Ruthless and more time I can not, in fact, I have been powerless.
  狠多时候我无能为力、其实我一直都无能为力。
• Alone, I felt powerless against large companies.
  我感到怒不可遏。可我只是一个人，在大公司面前感到无能为力。
• Your way of expressing anger leaves you feeling helpless and powerless.
  表达愤怒的方式让人感到无助和无力。
• Randy, you are powerless to make that decision.
  randy，你对这个决定自己是无能为力的。
• He was sympathetic, but powerless to help.
  他表示同情，但爱莫能助。
• -that will leave thee powerless even to repent!
  它已经折磨得你甚至无力去悔改了！