束手无策 meaning in English
be at a loss what to do; be at the end of one's rope; can do nothing but nailbiting; can do nothing to help...; feel quite helpless; find [stick] oneself in the mire; fold one's hands helplessly; fold one's hands without knowing what to do; have no more arrows left in one's quiver; no way out; at one's wits' end; without resources [expedients]; wring one's hands in dismay; up a stump 短语和例子
Examples
- This hint was enough to bind my hands .
这个暗示已够使我束手无策了。 - The new code baffled the enemy agents .
这套新密码使敌特机关束手无策。 - They reply that they do not know what to do !
他们回答说，他们束手无策！ - His practice of inebriation was lamentable .
他的酗酒常闹得别人束手无策。 - Stranded, he sat with his back to a tree .
他束手无策，只好靠着一棵树坐下。