helpless

英[ˈhelpləs]美[ˈhelpləs]

adj.无助的，无能的，无法抑制的；

副词：helplessly;

名词：helplessness;

例句

If you turn over a turtle on its back, it will become helpless.假如你把海龟翻过来, 它就无能为力了。

They felt helpless to do anything about it.他们对这事感到无能为力。

...books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter.让成年人忍俊不禁的书籍

The effect of this was like roiling helpless waters.这番谈话在嘉莉身上产生的效应就像是搅混了无助的水,使她徒然心乱.

She was of a helpless, fleshy build, with a frank, open countenances innocent, diffident manner.那妇人生着一副绵软多肉的体格, 一张坦率开诚的面容,一种天真羞怯的神气.

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。

We found that we were totally helpless, and our women came through for us.我们觉得自己万分无助，而这时我们的女同胞们向我们伸出了援助之手。

He who knows only how to wield a pen usually feels quite helpless in the face of practical problems.光会耍笔杆的人,碰到实际问题往往束手无策.

This dear little naked mendicant pretends to be utterly helpless.这可爱的赤裸的乞儿,假装全然无助.

the helpless victims of war无助的战争受害者

同义词

helpless的同义词之：

反义词

adj.

helpless的反义词之：无助的;无力的

helpless的反义词之：其他释义

英语四级真题

When I told a group of school children who displayed helpless behavior that a lack of effort led to their mistakes in math, they learned to keep trying when the problems got tough.

These experiments indicated that a focus on effort can help resolve helplessness and generate success.

The helpless ones believe intelligence is a fixed characteristic: you have only a certain amount, and that's that.

People can learn to be helpless, too.

Another group of helpless children who were simply rewarded for their success on easier problems did not improve their ability to solve hard math problems.

After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change—a state they called learned helplessness.

Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented.

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

英汉词典释义

adj.

不能自立的, 需要他人帮助的

无助的, 无保护的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. lacking in or deprived of strength or power;

2. unable to function; without help

3. unable to manage independently;