defenceless
adjective /dɪˈfensləs/
/dɪˈfensləs/
(US English defenseless)
- weak; not able to protect yourself; having no protection
软弱的；不能自卫的；无防御的 - defenceless children
没有自卫能力的儿童 - The village is defenceless against attack.
这个村庄毫无防御能力。
- How could anyone steal from a poor defenceless old lady?
怎么会有人去偷一位孤苦无助的老太太的东西呢？ - She felt utterly defenceless.
她感到一点儿保护自己的能力都没有。 - The city lay defenceless before the most powerful fighting force on the continent.
面对洲内最强大的攻击力量，这座城市毫无防守之力。 - They were completely defenceless against enemy attack.
他们对于敌人的进攻完全无法防御。 - I can't believe that we persist in such cruelty to defenceless animals.
我无法相信我们一直在虐待这些不能自卫的动物。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- lie
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- completely
- totally
- utterly
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- against
- poor defenceless
- defenceless children