一筹莫展 meaning in Chinese
be nonplussed over sth.; at a loss what to do; be at one's wits' end; be at the end of one's tether; be driven to one's wits' end; be up a gum-tree [tree]; can find no way out; cannot do a thing; can't suggest a move; find [stick] oneself in the mire; have no way out; not a single plan proposed
Examples
- I am not, i think, quite so much at a loss .
我想，我并不是这样一筹莫展。 - I simply can not get along without a secretary .
我没有秘书简直一筹莫展。 - He felt that all his resources could not defend him .
他竭尽智慧，一筹莫展。 - But scotland yard was stumped .
但是伦敦警察厅却一筹莫展。 - There are nights when i sit for hours locked .
有时我夜间一坐就是几个小时--一筹莫展。