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MEANING

1. 壹副adverb

   can only

   中表示没有别的办法，必须这样做biǎoshì méiyǒu biéde bànfǎ, bìxū zhèyàng zuò

   • wǒzhǐnéngděngnǐ.

     我只能等你。🔊

     I can only wait for you.

   • Méiyǒusǎn，wǒzhǐnénglínyǔhuíjiā。

     没有伞，我只能淋雨回家。🔊

     Without an umbrella, I had no choice but to walk home in the rain.

2. 貳副adverb

   obliged to do sth

   中表示必须这样做，没有其他办法biǎoshì bìxū zhèyàng zuò, méiyǒu qítā bànfǎ

   • Tāméiyǒuyàoshi，zhǐnéngcóngchuānghùjìnqù。

     他没有钥匙，只能从窗户进去。🔊

     He didn't have a key, so he had no choice but to climb in through the window.

3. 參副adverb

   to have no other choice

   中表示没有别的办法，必须这样做biǎoshì méiyǒu biéde bànfǎ, bìxū zhèyàng zuò

   • Jìránpiàomàiwánle,wǒmenzhǐnénggǎitiānzàilái.

     既然票卖完了，我们只能改天再来。🔊

     The tickets are sold out, so we'll just have to come back another day.