How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!
— Belva Plain  ·  Birds

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helpless ['hɛlpləs] 词频2 词根: help
adj. 无助的;无能的;无用的;六亲无靠;
💡 help帮助 + less 无...的 → 无助的；无能的
"the helpless victims of war"
无助的战争受害者
近义：powerless, unabetted, unaided, unassisted, undefended, underdog
desire [dɪ'zaɪɚ] 词频1 词根: 星辰
vt. 希望;渴望;要求;请求; n. 愿望;欲望;希望;请求; vi. 有希望;期望;愿望;想望;
💡 de(德)+sir(先生)+e(鹅):德国先生 渴望得到鹅 网友：wangqidong 补充：de(得到)sire(阁下)的愿望
"a burning desire to win"
取胜的迫切愿望
近义：wish, intend, like, mean, want, will 反义：quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive, abandon
caught [[kɔ:t]] 词频1
catch的过去式和过去分词
birds
n. 鸟类；禽（bird的复数）
近义：fowl, fowls
netted
a. 用网捕获的, 张网的, 网状的

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