impotent

US [ˈɪmpət(ə)nt]
UK [ˈɪmpətənt]
  • adj.无能为力的；不起作用的；性无能的；阳痿的
  • n.虚弱者；阳痿者
  • Web无力的；虚弱的；阳萎的

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impotent
adj.
1.
无能为力的；不起作用的having no power to change things or to influence a situation
Without the chairman's support, the committee is impotent.
没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的。
She blazed with impotent rage.
她勃然大怒，但于事无补。
2.
性无能的；阳痿的unable to achieve an erection and therefore unable to have full sex

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AllAll,无能为力的无能为力的,不起作用的不起作用的,性无能的性无能的,阳痿的阳痿的,虚弱者虚弱者,阳痿者阳痿者,无力的无力的,虚弱的虚弱的,阳萎的阳萎的
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1.
Melanie smiled at him through sparkling tears while Scarlett felt the fox of wrath and impotent hate gnaw at her vitals.
媚兰眨着泪眼对他笑了笑，然而思嘉只觉得一阵怒火和内在仇恨在狠咬她的脏腑。
mèi lán zhǎ zhe lèi yǎn duì tā xiào le xiào , rán ér sī jiā zhǐ jué de yí zhèn nù huǒ hé nèi zài chóu hèn zài hěn yǎo tā de zàng fǔ 。
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2.
But none was free of either legal or political problems, or invulnerable to the charge it would end up in impotent jawboning.
但所有手段都会遇到法律和政治问题，或者很容易被人们指责为只是动动嘴皮子。
dàn suǒ yǒu shǒu duàn dū huì yù dào fǎ lǜ hé zhèng zhì wèn tí , huò zhě hěn róng yì bèi rén men zhǐ zé wèi zhǐ shì dòng dòng zuǐ pí zǐ 。
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3.
It took the colour out of Alen's face, even to tell what followed, for there were still two men lying impotent in their bunks .
谈到以后发生的事情时，艾伦的脸一下子变了颜色，因为船舱里还有两个躺在床上，没法动弹的伤员。
tán dào yǐ hòu fā shēng de shì qíng shí , ài lún de liǎn yí xià zi biàn le yán sè , yīn wèi chuán cāng lǐ hái yǒu liǎng gè tǎng zài chuáng shàng , méi fǎ dòng tan de shāng yuán 。
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4.
think of trying to describe it, I realize how poor a creature I am, how impotent are words in the presence of such perfection.
当我手捧着花儿并试图用言语形容它时，我突然发现面对完美，自己显得多么愚笨，而言语又是多么的无力。
dāng wǒ shǒu pěng zhe huā er bìng shì tú yòng yán yǔ xíng róng tā shí , wǒ tū rán fā xiàn miàn duì wán měi , zì jǐ xiǎn de duō me yú bèn , ér yán yǔ yòu shì duō me de wú lì 。
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5.
Britain was first to put most of these elements in place. It helps to have an impotent legislature.
英国最先采取了其中大多数措施，在这个问题上，立法机构权力不大，对政府倒是有利的。
yīng guó zuì xiān cǎi qǔ le qí zhōng dà duō shù cuò shī , zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng , lì fǎ jī gòu quán lì bú dà , duì zhèng fǔ dào shì yǒu lì de 。
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6.
The education of career planning in agricultural universities is one of the impotent contents of higher education and employment guide.
农业院校职业生涯规划教育是高等教育领域中一项重要内容，也是农业院校就业指导的重要内容之一。
nóng yè yuàn xiào zhí yè shēng yá guī huà jiào yù shì gāo děng jiào yù lǐng yù zhōng yī xiàng zhòng yào nèi róng , yě shì nóng yè yuàn xiào jiù yè zhǐ dǎo de zhòng yào nèi róng zhī yī 。
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7.
India is ruled by an impotent eunch that barks when his mistress sais so. Do not expect tough talk from the spineless eunch.
印度被一帮性无能的妻管严统治着，别指望这些家伙能硬起来。
yìn dù bèi yī bāng xìng wú néng de qī guǎn yán tǒng zhì zhe , bié zhǐ wàng zhè xiē jiā huo néng yìng qǐ lái 。
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8.
And yet on the night of Aug. 21, he was reduced to issuing impotent, rambling audio messages as his former subjects closed in around him.
但在8月21日，当那些曾经臣服于自己的人逼近并将他包围之际，卡扎菲被迫无能为力地发表了语无伦次的录音讲话。
dàn zài bā yuè èr shí yī rì , dāng nà xiē céng jīng chén fú yú zì jǐ de rén bī jìn bìng jiāng tā bāo wéi zhī jì , kǎ zhā fēi bèi pò wú néng wéi lì de fā biǎo le yǔ wú lún cì de lù yīn jiǎng huà 。
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9.
An impotent kind of rage began building up-one he had felt many times before, and had never gotten used to.
一种愤怒但又无能为力的感觉涌上心头——这种感觉有很多次了，他始终无法习惯。
yī zhǒng fèn nù dàn yòu wú néng wéi lì de gǎn jué yǒng shàng xīn tóu — — zhè zhǒng gǎn jué yǒu hěn duō cì le , tā shǐ zhōng wú fǎ xí guàn 。
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10.
His face was a face of a man drunk with fatigue and impotent rage and burning pity.
他那灰色的脸上表现着疲倦，愤怒和怜悯。
tā nà huī sè de liǎn shàng biǎo xiàn zhe pí juàn , fèn nù hé lián mǐn 。
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