爱莫能助 meaning in English
willing to help but unable to do so; be glad to, but powerless to render assistance; be sympathetic but have no ability [unable] to help; be unable to help sb. even for the sake of love; desirous but unable to help; feel sorry that one is not in a position to give help; i can do nothing.; it is beyond one's ability to render assistance although one would like to.; love but have no ability to render assistance; not be able to help even if one would like to; one would be glad to help but cannot.; the spirit is willing but the body weak.; (we) will not be able to help (sb.) even if we would like to 短语和例子
Examples
- We are willing to help but unable to do so about this .
这件事我们是爱莫能助了。 - I can not help you , i am afraid the matter is out of my hands .
我爱莫能助，很抱歉此事已非我力所能及。 - Our small air forces were handicapped and for days at a stretch were rendered almost completely helpless .
我小型空军在许多日子几乎不能活动，真是所谓爱莫能助。 - We cannot indeed help them; all we can do is to sympathize with them, and mingle our tears with theirs .
我们实在爱莫能助，只有聊表同情之心，和他们一起流泪而已。 - The essentials of this affair lay deep under the surface, beyond my reach, and beyond my power of meddling .
这件事的本质，深深隐藏在表面现象下，是我所不能企及的，也是我爱莫能助的。