只能

这座岛只能在退潮时上去。

The island can only be reached at low tide .

我们只能猜测当时凶手心里想的是什么。

We can only conjecture about what was in the killer 's mind .

她只能点点头，因为她口里塞满了东西。

She could only nod , because her mouth was full .

我们只能听到汹涌澎湃的涛声。

All we could hear was the sound of roaring water .

那艘船只能任凭强大的暴风雨肆虐。

The ship was helpless against the power of the storm .

他们住在一处偏远地区，只能开车去。

They live in a remote area , inaccessible except by car .

在交易会上只能捞些小油水。

There were only slim pickings to be made at the fair .

我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。

I could only devote two hours a day to the work .

我喉咙痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。

I had a sore throat and could only croak .

他们对提议的反应充其量只能说是漠然置之。

Their response to the proposal was , at best , cool .

这地方只能停放三辆车。

There is room for no more than three cars .

这道门只能在紧急情况下使用。

This door should only be used in an emergency .

他的行为只能用他最近患病来解释。

His behaviour is only explicable in terms of his recent illness .

他只能靠一副拐杖走路。

He can walk only with the assistance of crutches .

不受教育，这些孩子将来只能到工厂干活。

Without education , these children will end up as factory fodder .

最多只能容纳20个人。

There was room for 20 people at the outside .

这是我们大多数人只能梦想的旅行。

It was the kind of trip most of us only dream about .

她只能勉强结结巴巴地说一说袭击她的人是什么模样。

She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker .

那些动物只能等着饿死。

The animals were left to starve to death .

我们只能找到后排的座位。

We could only get seats at the back .

他只能眼睁睁地看着汽车冲入峡谷。

He could only watch helplessly as the car plunged into the ravine .

一片嘈杂，她的声音只能勉强听得见。

Her voice was barely audible above the noise .

太阳能电池板只能在日光下起作用。

Solar panels can only operate in sunlight .

如果你丢掉了工作，你只能责怪你自己。

If you lose your job , you 'll only have yourself to blame .

“你只能怪你自己。”她冷漠地说。

' You 've only got yourself to blame , ' she said unsympathetically .

我只能吃一点点东西。

I could just eat a little something .

凶手作案时心里是怎样想的，这个问题只能由人们去推测了。

What was going through the killer 's mind is a matter for conjecture .

你今天只能在屋里玩耍。

You 'll have to play inside today .

那个农场只能开车去。

The farm is only reachable by car .

你只能耐心点，等我把事情做完。

You 'll just have to be patient and wait till I 'm finished .