英:[ˈhelpləs]
美:[ˈhelpləs]
英:[ˈhelpləs]
美:[ˈhelpləs]
help·less
hel plihs
helplessly (adv.), helplessness (n.)
词根:help
adj.helpful 有帮助的;有益的
helping 辅助的;给予帮助的
adv.helplessly 无助地;无能为力地
helpfully 有益地;有用地
n.help 帮助;补救办法;帮忙者;有益的东西
helper 助手,帮手
helping 帮助,协助;一份食物
helplessness 无能为力;无可奈何状态
helpfulness 有益;有助
v.helping 帮助;扶持(help的ing形式)
vi.help 帮助;有用;招待
vt.help 帮助;促进;治疗;补救
adjective
unable to take care of oneself or provide for one's basic needs.They took pity on the helpless child and brought her to safety.My grandmother does not wish to be thought helpless even though she is disabled now.Many people were left stranded and helpless after the hurricane.
without power or control.He was helpless in the grip of the much larger man.We pitied them greatly, but we were helpless to do anything for them.
very uncertain or confused.I felt helpless in the pitch dark.
"无法自理的",公元1200年左右,来自 help(名词)+ -less。相关词汇: Helplessly; helplessness。在中古英语和以后的时期,有时也指"无法提供帮助,没有帮助"(14世纪后期),但这种用法并不常见。
see help >entry 1
The first known use of helpless was before the 12th century
hematitenoun
a mineral that consists of an oxide of iron, is an important iron ore, and is found in crystals or in a red earthy form
hem1 of 5noun
a border of a garment or cloth made by folding back an edge and sewing it down
hem2 of 5verb
to finish with or make a hem in sewing
to surround in a confining manner
a town hemmed in by mountains
hem3 of 5verb
to make a sound during a pause in speaking which is usually written as hem
to hesitate in speaking
hem4 of 5interjection
—often used to indicate a pause in speaking
hem-5 of 5combining form
blood
helpmeetnoun
helpmate
helpmatenoun
one that is a companion and helperespecially: wife sense 2
helplessadjective
being without defense
powerless
helplessadjective
being without defense
powerless
helplessadjective
being without defense
powerless
1 Horrified, The Goober counted the punches Janza was throwing at his helpless opponent.
2 The Grand Maester spread his hands in a gesture of helpless sorrow.
3 Adam said petulantly, “I’m not helpless, Lee. Stop arguing.”
4 Not hysterical laughter, but the helpless laugher of someone who’s just heard something so funny they can’t help but bubble over with it.
5 Solemn, silent rows of people being taken to God knows what, and we stare after them, helpless.
6 I’ve never felt this helpless, and it’s an awful, awful feeling.
7 His legs were sprawled wide in helpless relaxation and one of the buttons was missing from his grease-caked pants opening.
8 She could hear nothing but Basta’s shouting, and she ran back toward him, helpless but wanting to strike him through the bars, right in his bellowing face.
9 O Pomp—chief usher of horrors—you who sought out death in tales, you who relished death most—now you are engulfed by your own terrors—and I, who am helpless, pray for thee.
10 She put her elbows on the table, so close and so helpless that Aureliano heard the deep sound of her bones, and she became interested in the parchments.
11 And I felt helpless because I was just a child and I couldn’t change anything.
12 I was haunted by my helpless bureaucratic demurrals in the face of his desperation and the silence of his response.
13 His eyes seemed so wide and helpless, it made my chest hurt.
14 “It is always the same way,” she said, her expression helpless in a worn, weary face.
15 He rejoined the man about ten feet away and turned to see that any trace of the crying, helpless, I-want-to-quit Trina was gone, replaced with the firmly resolved woman Mark was used to seeing.
16 Through his lips came a familiar, helpless mutter.
17 “She was so helpless. I felt as if I knew her.”
18 But she chose the faction where she could help the helpless, and dedicated most of her life to making sure the factionless were provided for.
19 It was a long-drawn, arduous and painful event that left me bathing in sweat and helpless with exhaustion, a trial worse than a high fever.
20 “Oh my god, you’re speaking Hamilton—I’m just so into you. I’m helpless.”
1 不起作用
bad inactive ineffective impotent toothless inoperative bumbling noncontributory nonacting stray hamstring
3 无用
good-for-nought waste refuse unnecessary unwanted invalid straw null needless rotten futile unhelpful fiddling used-up unserviceable unavailing good-for-nothing profitless bootless excrescent castoff losel chaffy unnecessarily idly vanity futility inutility crock beggar de trop
4 无助
clueless helplessly unhelpfully helplessness silly unaided unbacked single-handed palsy defenceless
5 虚弱
low weak invalid piping gone shaky feeble sickly impotent washy valetudinarian weakly delicacy impotence asthenia marasmus invalidism prostrate debilitate
7 无能的
incapacious ineffective incapable incompetent powerless inept talentless effete shiftless footless unaccomplished inapt no-account useless inefficient hopeless vagabond brain-dead impuissant
8 不起作用的
bad inactive ineffective impotent toothless inoperative bumbling noncontributory nonacting stray
9 大醉
shot soaked smashed blitzed inebriate heat intoxication jag inebriety ebriety on the fuddle have a snoot full three sheets in the wind
10 无能
incapacious ineffective incapable incompetent powerless inept talentless effete shiftless footless unaccomplished inapt nonability disability disable inability paralysis inefficiency palsy incompetence emptiness impotence bumble ineptitude inaptitude impuissance no-account useless inefficient hopeless vagabond brain-dead impuissant imbecility
12 衰弱
debile donsie broken delicate gone wasted infirm bedridden seely doddery doddered astheny labefaction hyposthenia waste weakness breakdown relaxation decay breakup wilt sinking attenuation fading declination prostration debility asthenia decrepitude marasmus lose wear sink collapse fade lag faint ebb falter droop languor crock distress wreck wither prostrate debilitate emaciate enfeeble extenuate unstring depauperate come apart at the seams bring low
14 依赖
reliant resort dependency reliance recurrence turn rest ride depend calculate found reckon tie to turn upon
15 不由自主的
16 无力的
milk-toast low weak wan faint incapable limp watery powerless diluted spent impotent ineffectual paralytic languorous unemphatic strengthless asthenic muscleless adynamic forceless impuissant soft unable pale pointless feeble sickly infirm weakling insubstantial enervate milk-and-water
18 不能自卫的
20 困惑
kerflumixed lost confused troubled baffling bemused perplexed rattled confounded puzzle involvement confusion fog maze baffle tangle delusion enigma perplex muddle quandary pucker perplexity puzzlement bafflement discomfiture disconcertion swither stick get throw bug distract stumble fox stun gravel lick intrigue stump riddle buffalo evade confound obfuscate bedevil bedazzle cumber kittle befog moider knock sideways in a fog
22 无用的
good-for-nought waste refuse unnecessary unwanted invalid straw null needless rotten futile unhelpful fiddling used-up unserviceable unavailing good-for-nothing profitless bootless excrescent castoff losel chaffy de trop
23 无法控制的
24 无力
milk-toast low weak wan faint incapable limp watery powerless diluted spent impotent ineffectual paralytic languorous unemphatic strengthless asthenic muscleless adynamic forceless impuissant dilutedly weakly faintly feebly limply rockily disability weakness paralysis inertia incapacity impotence powerlessness asthenia enervation rockiness anergy impuissance hamstring paralyze beggar enervate soft unable pale pointless feeble sickly infirm weakling insubstantial milk-and-water slack astheny adynamia hyposthenia inability extinguish dehydrate enfeeble
25 依赖的
26 无依无靠的
27 无力量
28 不能自卫