helplessly是什么意思？

helplessly

英['helpləslɪ] 美[ˈhɛlplɪslɪ]

• adv. 无力地，无助地，无可奈何地，眼睁睁；

名词：helplessness;

形容词：helpless;

例句

• He slithered helplessly down the slope. 他控制不住地滑下了坡。
• She watched helplessly as her husband was dragged away. 她眼睁睁地看着丈夫被拉走了。
• He shrugged helplessly and said nothing. 他无可奈何地耸耸肩，什么也没说。
• Many companies have watched helplessly as their stock prices fell. 股价下跌时,许多公司无能为力地看着。
• She was pinned helplessly to the desk. 她被按到桌子上无法动弹。
• Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic. 他们又冷又饿，无助地漂向北极。
• The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 那艘船在波浪滔滔的大海中无力地颠簸行驶.
• He grovelled so helplessly, she pitied him. 他卑躬屈节,无可奈何, 她不由得同情起他来.
• His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly. 他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。
• Cross-currents can sweep the strongest swimmer helplessly away. 即使最强壮的游泳者也会无助地被交叉水流冲走。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  无助的;无力量的;无能力的;不由自主的
  If you are helpless, you do not have the strength or power to do anything useful or to control or protect yourself.
  例句
  Parents often feel helpless, knowing that all the cuddles in the world won't stop the tears... 父母经常感到无能为力，因为他们知道无论多少次拥抱也无法止住眼泪。 Children are dying, and I am helpless to do anything... 孩子们已奄奄一息，而我却无力做任何事情。

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  无力地,无助地
  Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic. 他们又冷又饿，无助地漂向北极。 She was pinned helplessly to the desk. 她被按到桌子上无法动弹。 Many companies have watched helplessly as their stock prices fell. 股价下跌时,许多公司无能为力地看着。
  无可奈何地
  He shrugged helplessly and said nothing. 他无可奈何地耸耸肩，什么也没说。 She watched helplessly as her husband was dragged away. 她眼睁睁地看着丈夫被拉走了。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in a helpless manner;
  "the crowd watched him helplessly"