without power to control or to influence somebody/something synonym helpless无影响力的;无权的 powerless minorities 弱势的少数族群 When the enemy attacked, we were completely powerless against them. 敌人进攻的时候,我们毫无抵御能力。 As children we all feel powerless. 作为孩子,我们都感到无能为力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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- feel
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- powerless to do something
completely unable to do something 无能为力 I saw what was happening, but I was powerless to help. 我眼看着事情发生,却无力相助。 The Embassy seemed powerless to intervene. 大使馆似乎无力干预。
Extra ExamplesPeople feel powerless over the problem. 对于这个问题,人们感到无能为力。 They felt powerless in the face of disaster. 在灾难面前他们感到无能为力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- completely
- quite
- totally
- …
- against
- in the face of
- over
- …