"in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
the state of needing help from something
a feeling of being unable to manage
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It gave him a strange feeling of responsibility and helplessness.这使他产生了一种奇怪的责任感而又无可奈何。
She felt the flow of the tide of effort and interest--felt her own helplessness without quite realising the wisp on the tide that she was.她尽管并没完全意识到自己像浮在生活大潮上的一棵小草，却充分体会到自己的孤苦无依，无可奈何。
Tom signaled his helplessness to Mary by shrugging.汤姆耸人耸肩向玛丽青不无能为力。
FEW sensations of helplessness match that of driving a car that unexpectedly skids.开车过程中由于意外打滑而感到无能为力是很罕见的。
