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手无寸铁

[shǒu wú cùn tiě]

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Definition:
AllAll,unarmedunarmed,bare-handedbare-handed,defenselessdefenseless,UnarmedUnarmed,defencelessdefenceless,be unarmed and defencelessbe unarmed and defenceless
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1.
He bit like a playground runt to protect the defenseless little person he thought himself to be.
就像操场上某个调皮小鬼为了保护心目中那个手无寸铁的”小孩子“一样，于是他去咬人。
jiù xiàng cāo chǎng shàng mǒu gè tiáo pí xiǎo guǐ wèi le bǎo hù xīn mù zhōng nà ge shǒu wú cùn tiě de " xiǎo hái zi " yí yàng , yú shì tā qù yǎo rén 。
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2.
Mr Davis is such a figure of hate as he languishes in a Lahore jail that even his guards are kept unarmed for fear they might kill him.
戴维斯先生就是这样一个遭人痛恨的人物以至于他在拉合尔的监狱的警卫都没有配备武器，因为怕对方杀了手无寸铁的他。
dài wéi sī xiān sheng jiù shì zhè yàng yī gè zāo rén tòng hèn de rén wù yǐ zhì yú tā zài lā hé ěr de jiān yù de jǐng wèi dōu méi yǒu pèi bèi wǔ qì , yīn wèi pà duì fāng shā le shǒu wú cùn tiě de tā 。
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3.
The Reds said he could go unarmed into any village of the country, announce himself to the Elder Brother Society, and form an army.
红军说，他可以手无寸铁地到全国任何哪个村子里去，向哥老会说出自己的身份后，组织起一支部队来。
hóng jūn shuō , tā kě yǐ shǒu wú cùn tiě de dào quán guó rèn hé nǎ ge cūn zǐ lǐ qù , xiàng gē lǎo huì shuō chū zì jǐ de shēn fèn hòu , zǔ zhī qǐ yī zhī bù duì lái 。
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4.
Although the enemy was nowhere to be seen, the US soldiers of Charlie Company rounded up unarmed civilians and gunned them down.
尽管没有找到敌人，凯利所部的美国士兵还是将手无寸铁的平民聚集在一起，全部进行了枪杀。
jǐn guǎn méi yǒu zhǎo dào dí rén , kǎi lì suǒ bù de měi guó shì bīng hái shì jiāng shǒu wú cùn tiě de píng mín jù jí zài yì qǐ , quán bù jìn xíng le qiāng shā 。
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5.
Revolt came last September. It was suppressed easily enough, by an army willing to shoot unarmed protesters.
仰光去年九月爆发叛乱，但被军队轻易镇压，因为他们不惮于射杀手无寸铁的抗议者。
yǎng guāng qù nián jiǔ yuè bào fā pàn luàn , dàn bèi jūn duì qīng yì zhèn yā , yīn wèi tā men bù dàn yú shè shā shǒu wú cùn tiě de kàng yì zhě 。
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6.
As the rebellion started, the Libyan leader had no qualms about ordering troops to open fire on unarmed civilians.
在叛乱开始之际，卡扎菲毫不犹豫地下令军队向手无寸铁的平民开火。
zài pàn luàn kāi shǐ zhī jì , kǎ zhā fēi háo bù yóu yù de xià lìng jūn duì xiàng shǒu wú cùn tiě de píng mín kāi huǒ 。
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7.
Harry: An unarmed cowboy told me he met a bunch of scalp-hunting Indians out on the range yesterday.
一个手无寸铁的牛仔告诉我他昨天在牧场碰到了一群割头皮的印第安人。
yī gè shǒu wú cùn tiě de niú zǎi gào su wǒ tā zuó tiān zài mù chǎng pèng dào le yì qún gē tóu pí de yìn dì ān rén 。
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8.
Portraying themselves, falsely, as blameless, unarmed victims, his followers are holding out for complete victory.
他信的追随者虚伪地表现出一副无辜和手无寸铁的受害者模样，却强求“完胜”而不肯妥协。
tā xìn de zhuī suí zhě xū wěi dì biǎo xiàn chū yī fù wú gū hé shǒu wú cùn tiě de shòu hài zhě mú yàng , què qiǎng qiú " wán shèng " ér bù kěn tuǒ xié 。
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9.
Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.
手无寸铁带来诸多恶果，被蔑视即其中之一。
shǒu wú cùn tiě dài lái zhū duō è guǒ , bèi miè shì jí qí zhōng zhī yī 。
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10.
Havel later recalled that what struck him most about that August week was the futility of military power confronted by unarmed civilians.
哈维尔后来回忆称，那年8月的那一周给他留下最深刻印象的是，对手无寸铁的平民动武是徒劳的。
hā wéi ěr hòu lái huí yì chēng , nà nián bā yuè de nà yī zhōu gěi tā liú xià zuì shēn kè yìn xiàng de shì , duì shǒu wú cùn tiě de píng mín dòng wǔ shì tú láo de 。
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