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单词 helplessness
释义
helplessness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhelp.ləs.nəs/us
/ˈhelp.ləs.nəs/
thefeelingorstateof beingunableto do anything tohelpyourself or anyoneelse:
无助
Doing something forotherscanstemfeelingsof helplessness.为他人做事可以消除无助感。
I wasoverwhelmedby afeelingof helplessness as I waswheeledinto theoperatingtheatre.当我被推进手术室时，我被一种无助感所淹没。
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  • Theuncertaintyheightensthesenseof helplessness.
  • People whoexperienceidentitytheftreportasenseofpowerlessnessor helplessness.
  • Herstorywas all about one woman'sfeelingsoffrustrationand helplessness.
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(Definition ofhelplessnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhelplessness

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The caregivers of the cancer patients reported feelings of confusion andhelplessness.
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These partners viewed the person's ' dysfunctional ' behaviours as indicatinghelplessnessand confusion rather than seeing them as presentational cues to the person's preferred persona.
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By concentrating care on the physical body, the warehousing model's view of residents'helplessnesspervaded their whole life and could destroy the person.
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The loss of mobility is the worst experience for the ageing body as it is an ominous signifier ofhelplessnessand dependency.
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Effects on prepulse inhibition or learnedhelplessnessassist in predicting antipsychotic and antidepressant qualities, respectively.
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This in turn will make the patients feel less anxious, less depressed and reduce the common feelings ofhelplessnessthat often accompanies cancer patients.
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The evolution of prolongedhelplessnessin hominid children opened the way for an alternative male reproductive strategy.
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The perceived lack of power and control over the lives of the respondents led to feelings ofhelplessnessand depression.
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From tapes of the puzzle task, children were rated on behaviors presumed to reflecthelplessness: intensity of work on solving puzzles, help-seeking behaviors, and persistence.
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All but one of the women felt initial indecision about what to do and consequent depression over thishelplessness.
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Other times, action was mainly done f or the purpose of distraction or to counteract a sense ofhelplessness.
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All these feelings of shock, hurt,helplessnessand disappointment that have been explored antenatally are often magnified at the birth of an undiagnosed cleft baby.
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These habits would then further augment social appraisals of inefficacy orhelplessness.
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Emotional uninvolvement, along with thehelplessness, irritability, and hostility often associated with depression are likely to interfere with the parenting function.
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In the context of present-day life, educator and educated face with equalhelplessnessthe existential questions to be answered.
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