1 ADJ-GRADED 无能为力的;不起作用的 If someone feels impotent, they feel that they have no power to influence people or events. 无能为力的;不起作用的
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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。
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In impotent rage he got up and stalked up and down the flat.
他怒气冲冲地站起来,却又无计可施，只能在公寓里走来走去。
SYN powerless, weak, helpless, unable
2 ADJ [usually verb-link ADJ] 阳痿的;性无能的 If a man is impotent, he is unable to have sex normally, because his penis fails to get hard or stay hard. 阳痿的;性无能的
| Word Link | potent ≈ ability, power : impotent, omnipotent, potential |
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