| 词汇 | rudderless |
| 释义 | rudderless adjective uk /ˈrʌd.ə.ləs/ us /ˈrʌd.ɚ.ləs/ (of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions（组织）群龙无首的，无人领导的，无人管理的 Synonyms adrift aimlessmainly disapproving directionless having no clear plan or purpose aimlessHe was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position. directionlessThe party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern. purposelessThe job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless. adriftHis son has just been utterly adrift since leaving university. emptyAfter losing him, I just feel empty inside. Doubt & ambivalence ambivalence ambivalent ambivalently askance be in two mindsidiom fence-sitting have a foot in both campsidiom haw hem hem and hawidiom noncommittally nonconcern nonplussed quandary shades of greyidiom warily wary waver wavering waveringly Examples of rudderlessrudderless We are left rudderless, suddenly unable to believe, yet repelled by the spectacle in front of us. When a ship is sailing the sea rudderless, only fools stand on the deck and argue about who is to blame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is rather like a rudderless ship with the captain in the chart house wondering what to do next. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We now have a council that is rudderless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We say that it is his specific responsibility to have in mind that the industry must not be allowed to move rudderless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, through all these months we seem to have been drifting along, rudderless, without a clear purpose and without any sure chance of landfall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without an objective to guide one at the present moment one would drift rudderless through all the cross currents of these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is at least partly their fault that it now drifts rudderless over a sea of doubt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the moment the industry is to a large extent rudderless: it is not getting a clear lead from anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a recipe for confusion and rudderless management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a sense, we are rudderless on the matter, and this contributes to people's disillusionment with politicians and the machinery of government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After the failed attempt at privatisation, they simply allowed it to drift rudderless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Contrary to his declared aspirations, that is not flexibility; it is rudderless drift, which is not good enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a rudderless ship drifting starboard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should emphasise that even in those instances where the appointment process is protracted the school will not be left rudderless; an acting head will be appointed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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