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单词 helplessly
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Definition of helplessly in English:

helplessly

adverb ˈhɛlpləsliˈhɛlpləsli
  • 1With no ability to act or help oneself.

    workers watched helplessly as black smoke engulfed the building
    he now lies helplessly in the intensive care unit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The boats often get lost or break down, drifting helplessly in the Atlantic or capsizing in rough seas.
    • Dangling there, suspended from a horizontal beam of petrified wood, his legs flailed helplessly beneath him.
    • A group of stunned surfers spotted the basking shark thrashing helplessly in a sand bar.
    • They watched helplessly while their children were forced to emigrate.
    • The writer stares helplessly at a blank sheet of paper.
    • Lifeboat crew were called into action when they went to the aid of three elderly fishermen drifting helplessly.
    • The play intimately invites us to share the confusion of two lovers who watch helplessly as their relationship crumbles.
    • He would neither pointlessly defy nor helplessly flee the real monsters of his upbringing.
    • She stares helplessly at the computer screen.
    • She gestured helplessly to the limp form she was holding.
    1. 1.1 In an uncontrollable manner.
      they fell about, giggling helplessly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Once he starts recruiting his own army, the film spins helplessly out of control.
      • It was night and a cool breeze started him shivering helplessly.
      • His sister was laughing helplessly and trying to sip her tea at the same time.
      • She wept helplessly in the corner of the room.
      • When I met him, I suddenly, helplessly, had a surge of fond feeling for him.
      • He's made me laugh helplessly and often.
      • The final four minutes of the movie displays the plight of the kid, and ends with the child crying helplessly.
      • There will not be any redemption or easy answers as we slide helplessly towards an agonizing end to a near masterpiece.
      • On second hearing, you will find yourself helplessly singing along.
      • The two young women end up giggling helplessly over the melodramatic dialogue.

Definition of helplessly in US English:

helplessly

adverbˈhelpləslēˈhɛlpləsli
  • 1With no ability to act or help oneself.

    workers watched helplessly as black smoke engulfed the building
    he now lies helplessly in the intensive care unit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They watched helplessly while their children were forced to emigrate.
    • Dangling there, suspended from a horizontal beam of petrified wood, his legs flailed helplessly beneath him.
    • She stares helplessly at the computer screen.
    • She gestured helplessly to the limp form she was holding.
    • The boats often get lost or break down, drifting helplessly in the Atlantic or capsizing in rough seas.
    • The play intimately invites us to share the confusion of two lovers who watch helplessly as their relationship crumbles.
    • He would neither pointlessly defy nor helplessly flee the real monsters of his upbringing.
    • Lifeboat crew were called into action when they went to the aid of three elderly fishermen drifting helplessly.
    • A group of stunned surfers spotted the basking shark thrashing helplessly in a sand bar.
    • The writer stares helplessly at a blank sheet of paper.
    1. 1.1 In an uncontrollable manner.
      they fell about, giggling helplessly
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was night and a cool breeze started him shivering helplessly.
      • When I met him, I suddenly, helplessly, had a surge of fond feeling for him.
      • The two young women end up giggling helplessly over the melodramatic dialogue.
      • There will not be any redemption or easy answers as we slide helplessly towards an agonizing end to a near masterpiece.
      • On second hearing, you will find yourself helplessly singing along.
      • He's made me laugh helplessly and often.
      • The final four minutes of the movie displays the plight of the kid, and ends with the child crying helplessly.
      • His sister was laughing helplessly and trying to sip her tea at the same time.
      • Once he starts recruiting his own army, the film spins helplessly out of control.
      • She wept helplessly in the corner of the room.
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