powerless
[ˈpaʊərləs]
adj.
无力的，无能的;
无权力的;
虚弱的;
无资源的;
例句:
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Despite its lack of formal power the nobility was not powerless.
尽管没有正式的权力，贵族阶层并非没有权势。
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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。
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If you don't have money, you're powerless.
如果你没有钱，就寸步难行。
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Our government appears powerless to rein in these people.
来自WSJ
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Democratically elected governments appear powerless to turn things around.
来自NEWYORKER
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We are not powerless, and we are not peons.
来自SA