形容在一旁着急而又无能为力。
形容空着急而无可奈何。《醒世姻缘传》第六七回:“ 艾前川 无可奈何,极的只乾瞪眼。” 老舍 《老张的哲学》第十四:“剩下一个 南飞生 叫他孤掌难鸣干瞪眼。”
干瞪眼 [gān dèng yǎn]
1. stand by anxiously; unable to help; look on in despair形容空着急而无可奈何。
老舍《老张的哲学》:“剩下一个南飞生叫他孤掌难鸣干瞪眼。”
Look on in despair
只有心底善良坦诚的人才能成为好人;我先容了个好友去挂号,结果他凯旋支款三千多元,我唯有干瞪眼(Look on in despair)的份,百金买骏马,千金买美人;万金买高爵,何处买青春?
one's hands are tied
[转帖]中国俗话的英文表达(上) ← 专业翻译知识... ... 盖棺论定conclude a matter 干瞪眼one's hands are tied 赶鸭子上架put someone on the spot ...
[Informal] to look on anxiously unable to help
[Informal] to look on anxiously unable to help
她朝他干瞪眼。
She stared up at him
等候的时间未必就要干瞪眼。
Waiting time does not have to be wasted time.
你可能有一副很棒的耳朵,但当有人对你说汉语你,你仍然只能干瞪眼。
You could have the finest ears around andyou’ll still stare blankly when someone addresses you in Chinese.
但我们只能干瞪眼。
So we could do nothing but look on.
“干瞪眼”是个多义词,它可以指干瞪眼(扑克牌游戏), 干瞪眼(汉语释义)。