| 单词 | powerless |
| 释义 | powerless (paʊəʳləs ) 1. adjective Someone who is powerless is unable to control or influence events. If you don't have money, you're powerless. ...political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless. Synonyms: defenceless, vulnerable, dependent, subject powerlessness uncountable noun If we can't bring our problems under control, feelings of powerlessness often ensue. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] If you are powerless to do something, you are completely unable to do it. People are being murdered every day and I am powerless to stop it. He was sympathetic, but powerless to help. Collocations: utterly powerless Worse was the realisation we were utterly powerless to intervene and save him. The Sun I have found this extremely humiliating, and feel utterly powerless to stop it. Times, Sunday Times I was left feeling utterly powerless. Times, Sunday Times Our leaders have been shown to be virtually powerless. The Sun They admit, however, that they are virtually powerless to stop them. Times, Sunday Times Social workers claimed they were 'virtually powerless'. The Sun The elections for virtually powerless municipal councils were for half the seats (the half of each council's seats were appointed). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But in reality, the comitia were a virtually powerless body in which voting was rigged in favour of the wealthiest classes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不能的 Japanese: 無力な |
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