"helplessly" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 无助地

Definition

表示你无法帮自己或他人，对情势无能为力的样子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于描写无力改变糟糕局势的情感或戏剧性场合。常和“看”、“站”、“注视”等动词连用，表达无能为力。属于书面或正式语气。

Examples

She looked helplessly at the broken toy.

她**无助地**看着坏掉的玩具。

The child waited helplessly for someone to help.

孩子**无助地**等待有人来帮忙。

He stood helplessly in the rain.

他**无助地**站在雨中。

I watched helplessly as my phone slipped into the lake.

我**无助地**看着手机掉进湖里。

They tried to fix the car, but just stared helplessly at the engine.

他们试图修理汽车，但只是**无助地**盯着发动机看。

All we could do was wait helplessly for news from the hospital.

我们所能做的就只是**无助地**等待医院的消息。