Definition
这是一个四字成语,字面意思是“抬起眼来看不到亲人”,比喻在异乡孤独无助、没有依靠。常用于描述刚到一个陌生地方时,没有亲友可以帮忙或依靠的处境。
f.e.
to be alone and helpless with no one to turn to (often in a strange place)
Examples
- ,举目无亲,。Tā gāng dào zhè zuò chéngshì, jǔ mù wú qīn, xīnli hěn bù'ān.He just arrived in this city, with no one to turn to, and felt very uneasy.
- 举目无亲,。Yí ge rén zài hǎiwài jǔ mù wú qīn, zhǐ néng kào zìjǐ mànmàn shìyìng.A person alone abroad with no one to turn to can only rely on themselves to gradually adjust.
- 举目无亲,。Tā jǔ mù wú qīn, lián ge shāngliang de rén dōu zhǎo bú dào.She had no one to turn to, couldn't even find someone to discuss things with.
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