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Meaning of 束手无策

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束 shù 手 shǒu 无 wú 策 cè (Trad.: 束手無策)
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
Example Sentences
1
面对自然灾害人们束手无策
。
People arehelpless in the face of natural disasters.
2
光会耍笔杆的人
,
碰到实际问题往往束手无策
。
He who knows only how to wield a pen usually feels quite helpless in the face of practical problems.
3
谁也不会象病金鱼的主人般觉得那样束手无策
。
No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.
4
出口导向模式使得德国在全球需求改变时束手无策
。
The export model left Germany at the mercy of changes in global demand.
5
过去六个月里发生的事情为这种论点提供了强有力的支持
。
而我们的经济对此束手无策
。
That argument has received a big boost from the events of the last six months. And the economy has nothing to do with it.