It was powerless to prevent the second Pearl Harbor.
Yet in practice Ethiopia was powerless to prevent Egypt's water grab.
Their poor parents are powerless to stop the crying, yelling and screaming.
The government seems unable to stop them.Combinations with other parts of speech
And the government seems unable to stop it.
Meanwhile, the House is powerless to block Trump's judicial nominations.
They have been unable to stop these things.
He can't stop you, and even if he could, he wouldn't.
People are still powerless to stop it but we are trying.
They had all seen it happen and been unable to stop it.
And it knows that world opinion is powerless to stop its Orwellian human rights violations.正因为如此,昂山素季的平民政府无力阻止军队对罗兴亚少数民族的大屠杀。
Because of this,the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi is powerless to stop the military's pogrom against the Rohingya minority.波多黎各自由邦政府无力阻止其岛上居民被引渡到实施死刑的美利坚合众国大陆。
The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was powerless to prevent the extradition of residents of the island to the mainland United States of America, where such penalties could be applied.它知道,世界舆论无力阻止其奥威尔式(Orwellian)的践踏人权行径。
And it knows that world opinion is powerless to stop its Orwellian human rights violations.我们无力阻止这样的改变,但是我们希望保留住方言这份文化遗产。
We can't stop this change, but we want to preserve the cultural heritage.事实上,教区长的一生就是一轮活动,他自己可能对此感到惋惜,但却无力阻止。
In point of fact, the rector's life was oneround of activity which lie himself might deplore but was powerless to prevent.中国知道世界舆论无力阻止其奥威尔式的侵犯人权行为。
And it knows that world opinion is powerless to stop its Orwellian human rights violations.对拆迁的反对是由一个小型但当地的团体领导的,但当时该市无力阻止它。
The opposition to the demolition was led by a small but local group,but at the time the city was powerless to stop it.新的“CRISPR婴儿”计划启动,顶级科学人士感到震惊,却表示他们无力阻止它。
Alarmed by new‘CRISPR babies' plan,top science figures say they're powerless to stop it.AnttiNiemi为鲨鱼队射门27次,但无力阻止国王的力量发挥。
Antti Niemi stopped 27 shots for the Sharks, but was powerless to stop the Kings' power play.他们使用CostaCoffee的厕所,但那里的工作人员无力阻止他们。
They use the Costa Coffee's toilets but the staff there are powerless to stop them.也许有时候我们无力阻止不公正,但绝不应该出现的时候我们不抗议。
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there there must never be a time when we fail to protest.".