/?help.l?s.li/in a way that ishelpless(=unableto do anything tohelpyourself or anyoneelse):无助地Unable toswim, hewatchedhelplessly as thechildstruggleddesperatelyin thewater.他不会游泳,只能眼睁睁地看着孩子在水中拼命挣扎。Residentswatchedhelplessly aswaterrushedintotheirhomes.居民们无助地看着水涌入自己的家。SeehelplessMore examples
When theyfoundhim, he had beenlyinghelplessly on thefloorforhours.
HiswifeFrancescawaitedhelplesslyoutsidebut he neverreappeared.
He is helplessly inlovewith her.
Helookedon helplessly as hispartnerdiedin hisarms.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesWeakness and vulnerability
Achilles heel
at a low ebbidiom
be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
besomeone'spoodleidiom
brittle
helplessness
house of cardsidiom
human
impotence
impotent
soft target
submissive
submissively
submissiveness
suggestible
watery
wetness
wimpy
wonky
wuss
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