powerless helpless incapable of action can do nothing for sb cannot do anything to help
They feel scared and powerless in conveyor-belt hospital wards.
在千篇一律的病房里,他们感到恐惧而又无能为力。
—— 柯林斯例句I can boot up from a floppy disk, but that´s all.
我可以用一张软盘来启动,但其他的就无能为力了。
—— 柯林斯例句The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent.
暴徒的侵犯令人们感到痛心、愤怒却又无能为力。
—— 柯林斯例句The council was too weak to do anything about it.
市政会手中无权,对此无能为力。
—— 柯林斯例句There was nothing you could do, nothing any of us could do.
你帮不上什么忙,我们中的任何人也都无能为力。
—— 柯林斯例句