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单词 powerless
释义 pow·er·less
\-au̇(ə)rlə̇s, -au̇əl-, -au̇wəl-\ adjective
1. : devoid of strength or resources : helpless, impotent
 < powerless in the hands of her remorseless … enemy — W.M.Thackeray >
2. : lacking the authority or capacity to act : unable — used with following infinitive
 < arguing that he was powerless to do away with the odious institution — Lytton Strachey >
 < became entangled in the marsh … and was powerless to make the attack — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
pow·er·less·ly adverb
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