English translation for "束手无策"

[ shùshǒuwúcè ] 
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
他束手无策地站着, 活像丢魂失魄似的。 he stood helplessly, like a lost soul. 他也束手无策, 别指望他帮助啦。 he is at the end of his resources, too. don't count on him for help

Related Translations:

束手无策了:  jam

束手无策的:  vain adj

对事情束手无策:  like a turtle on its back

因出事故而束手无策:  rendered helpless by an accident

束手无策地等待某事物:  sweat it outsweat sth out

他也束手无策别指望他帮助啦:  he is at the end of his resources too. don't count on him for help

面对那些棘手的问题他也显得束手无策了:  he seemed to be at his wits end before those ticklish questions

他束手无策地站着活像丢魂失魄似的:  he stood helplessly like a lost soul

Example Sentences:

	1.	This hint was enough to bind my hands . 这个暗示已够使我束手无策了。
	2.	The new code baffled the enemy agents . 这套新密码使敌特机关束手无策。
	3.	They reply that they do not know what to do ! 他们回答说，他们束手无策！
	4.	His practice of inebriation was lamentable . 他的酗酒常闹得别人束手无策。
	5.	Stranded, he sat with his back to a tree . 他束手无策，只好靠着一棵树坐下。
	6.	The two men stood on the landing perplexed . 这两个人束手无策地站在楼梯口。
	7.	He stood helplessly , like a lost soul . 他束手无策地站着，活像丢魂失魄似的。
	8.	He was blind, helpless, mindless . 他眼前一片昏暗，束手无策，脑子里一片空白。
	9.	He stood with his finger in his mouth . 他束手无策地站着。
	10.	A sense of complete helplessness had descended upon him . 一阵束手无策的感觉袭击了他。

Similar Words：

"束手待毙waiting" English translation, "束手就缚" English translation, "束手就擒" English translation, "束手受缚" English translation, "束手束脚" English translation, "束手无策的" English translation, "束手无策地等待某事物" English translation, "束手无策了" English translation, "束熟铁扁条" English translation, "束衰减" English translation