汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 茫然若失
茫然若失
vacuity / be all adrift
máng rán ruò shī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

测试官从中找寻茫然若失的神情、缺乏共鸣、明显对自己姓名无反应能力、以及其他病症行为。

The examiner looks for blank expressions, lack of empathy, an apparent inability to respond to one’s name, and other telltale behaviors.

对这两位演员来说,茫然若失的表情在过去让评论界质疑他们的演技,现在却让他们表现得恰如其分。

For both actors, a blank look that has in the past made critics question their acting ability now serves them well.

我几乎预料他会拒绝回答这个不合时宜的问题,可是恰恰相反,他从一脸愁容、茫然若失之中醒悟过来,把目光转向我,眉宇间的阴云也似乎消散了。

I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.