汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 力不从心
力不从心 (力不從心)
less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
I want to do it in my heart, but the strength is not enough
心里想做,可是力量够不上。
bù/bú () cóng/cōng xīn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她在事故以后,开车已力不从心

After the accident she didn't feel up to driving.

学习法语简单,但是学韩语我就力不从心了。

Learning French is easy, but Korean is out of my league.

以前我每天能看三四十个病人,现在力不从心了。

In the past thirty or forty every day I can see a patient, now powerless.

他怀疑自己或许在变老,对事情感到力不从心

He wondered if perhaps he was getting old and losing his grip.

要做到GTD要跨过很多层次,许多学员经常感到力不从心

There are many levels to GTD, and disciples often feel that they're falling short of their true potential.

12月中旬到了,经过又一年的拼搏,我们还是有点力不从心

It was the middle of December; we were Fried after yet another year of battle.

去年的温网决赛,大威感慨万千。今年满30的她,颇有力不从心之感。

Last year's Wimbledon final took a lot out of the elder Williams sister.

他们在失利的四场比赛的最后阶段看上去都力不从心,暴露出了年龄上的劣势。

The Celtics showed their age, looking completely gassed in the final minutes of each of their four losses.

这样的人,处于这样的焦虑之中,谁还能怀疑,他已是方寸大乱了,而且由于种种力不从心的尝试,很快就陷入萎靡不振和心灰意懒的状态之中呢?

Under such solicitude, who can wonder that the mind is overwhelmed, and, by struggling with attempts above her strength, quickly sinks into languishment and despondency?