helpless

美 [ˈhelpləs]英 [ˈhelpləs]
  • adj.无助的;不能自立的;无自理能力的;无法抑制的

派生词: helplessly adv.;helplessness n.

help v.帮助 + -less 无...的

CET4 TOEFL

helplesshelpless

adj.

1

无自理能力的;不能自立的;无助的
unable to take care of yourself or do things without the help of other people

the helpless victims of war

无助的战争受害者

a helpless gesture/look

无可奈何的姿势 / 表情

He lay helpless on the floor.

他无助地躺在地板上。

It's natural to feel helpless against such abuse.

对这种虐待感到无能为力是自然的。

The worst part is being helpless to change anything.

最糟糕的是没有能力改变任何事情。

2

无法抑制的
unable to control a strong feeling

helpless panic/rage

抑制不住的恐慌 / 愤怒

The audience was helpless with laughter .

观众情不自禁地大笑。

3


They watched helplessly as their home went up in flames.

他们无奈地看着自己的家被大火吞没。

4


a feeling/sense of helplessness

无能为力的感觉

helpless

频次

  • 1
    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.

    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。

  • Their son watched helplessly as they vanished beneath the waves.

    他们的儿子无助地看着他们消失在大浪中。

  • I remember my feelings of helplessness.

    我记得自己无能为力的感觉。

adj

1
unable to manage independently
as helpless as a baby
2
unable to function;without help
Synonym: lost
3
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
lying ill and helpless
helpless with laughter
Synonym: incapacitated

数据来源:WordNet

  1. They are not merely helpless victims .

    他们并非无助的受害者。

  2. Among them is the father of a prematurely born daughter who reported that during the baby 's five weeks in the intensive care unit , " learning how to knit infant hats gave me a sense of purpose during a time that I felt very helpless . "

    他们中有一个女儿早产的父亲,他说孩子在重症监护病房的五个星期里,“在我觉得非常无助的时候,学着编织婴儿帽给了我一种目标感。

  3. The worst part is being helpless to change anything .

    最糟糕的是没有能力改变任何事情。

  4. The ship was helpless against the power of the storm .

    那艘船只能任凭强大的暴风雨肆虐。

  5. It 's natural to feel helpless against such abuse .

    对这种虐待感到无能为力是自然的。

  6. He lay helpless on the floor .

    他无助地躺在地板上。

  7. The audience was helpless with laughter .

    观众情不自禁地大笑。

  8. Oh , to think of his poor wife , standing there helpless

    噢!想想他可怜的妻子,无助地站在那里。

  9. 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。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. Once aboard we were soon helpless with laughter at the absurdity of it

    一上飞机我们就按捺不住,大笑起这事的荒唐。

  13. Often he teased me till my temper went and I stamped and screamed , feeling furiously helpless

    他经常和我开玩笑,直到我生气地跺脚尖叫,却又无可奈何。

  14. The other team was helpless and we had a real field day .

    对方队很弱,我们轻易取胜。

  15. 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。

  16. He was always ready to defend the weak and helpless .

    他这人好打抱不平。

  17. She is helpless for the moment however bright a girl she is .

    不管她是多么聪明的姑娘,在这时也是没办法的。

  18. Helpless infant must be nursed and watched every second of the day .

    孤弱无力的婴儿每时每刻都必须有人照料看护。

  19. Helen was helpless against such an evil tongue .

    海伦对这样的诽谤毫无办法。

  20. All his life he was docile and helpless , meekly accepting the adversity of his environment .

    他一辈子老实听话,对环境的压迫逆来顺受。

  21. The helpless ones believe intelligence is a fixed characteristic .

    无助取向的人认为智力具有固定特征。

  22. People can learn to be helpless , too .

    人们也可以学会无助。

  23. 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 .

    另一组只因做对了简单的题目就获得奖励的无助儿童,并没有提高他们解决数学难题的能力。

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

    后来,我提出了一个更广泛的理论,来大致区分两类学习者——无助取向与驾驭取。

  25. 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 .

    我曾告诉一群有无助行为表现的学生,是缺乏努力导致他们在数学题上出现了错误,此后,他们就学会了在遇到困难时不断尝试。

  26. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless .

    这种等待使等待着既无助又盲目。

  27. The children of Nome would be helpless if it struck the town .

    如果它侵袭这个小镇,诺姆的孩子们将束手无策。

  28. In Greece , in Athens , a little city in a little country , there were no helpless masses .

    在希腊雅典,一个小国的小城,没有人是无助的。

  29. Egypt and Babylon were both tyrannies , one very powerful man ruling over helpless masses .

    埃及和巴比伦都是暴君统治的国家,由一个非常强大的人物统治着无助的群众。

  30. Kids who receive general praise about their abilities are more likely to show " helpless " behavior when they meet with problems with learning , compared with kids who receive specific praise about their achievement on a task .

    相比于那些因某项任务的成就而受到具体表扬的孩子,那些因能力而受到普遍表扬的孩子在遇到学习问题时更容易表现出“无助”的行为。

前缀
e-v.帮助

helpful adj. 有用的

help v.帮助 + -ful 形容词后缀

后缀
e-无...的

careless adj. 不小心的

care n.照顾 + -less 无...的

homeless adj. 无家可归的

home n.家 + -less 无...的

useless adj. 无用的

use 用 + -less 无...的

breathless adj. 气喘吁吁的

breath n.气息 + -less 无...的

cordless adj. 无电线的

cord n.绳子 + -less 无...的

endless adj. 无止境的

end n.最后部分 + -less 无...的

harmless adj. 无害的

harm n.伤害 + -less 无...的

hopeless adj. 绝望的

hope v.希望 + -less 无...的

stainless adj. 不锈钢的,不生锈的

stain v.沾污 + -less 无...的

tasteless adj. 无味的

taste n.味道 + -less 无...的

worthless adj. 没用的

worth 价值 + -less 无...的

doubtless adj. 无疑的

doubt n.不确定 + -less 无...的

needless adj. 不必要的

need v.需要 + -less 无...的

regardless adv. 不管

regard v.看待 + -less 无...的

wireless adj. 无线的

wire n.金属丝 + -less 无...的

nonetheless adv. 尽管如此

none n.无 + the det.这 + -less 无...的

reckless adj. 鲁莽的

reck v.顾虑 + -less 无...的

ruthless adj. 无情的

ruth n.怜悯 + -less 无...的