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单词 powerless
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pow•er•less /ˈpaʊɚlɪs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. unable to produce an effect:[be + ~ + to + verb]I was powerless to stop the crash.
  2. lacking power to act;
    helpless:powerless, weak creatures.
pow•er•less•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pow•er•less  (pou′ər lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unable to produce an effect:a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
  2. lacking power to act;
    helpless:His legs crumpled, and he was powerless to rise.
  • power + -less 1545–55
pow′er•less•ly, adv. 
pow′er•less•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . ineffective.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . feeble, impotent, prostrate, infirm.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
powerless /ˈpaʊəlɪs/ adj
  1. without power or authority

ˈpowerlessly adv ˈpowerlessness n
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